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It would be possible for the ECB to underwrite all the existing and future debt of the Eurozone sovereigns, without moral hazard, but Greece should leave, says Piere Lagrange, manager of GLG’s European Long Short Fund…
The underwriting MUST be conditional on the country achieving budget deficit and debt targets, within a time horizon of (say) five years. In fact, periods could be framed for each country in accordance with its ability to meet targets; a bit like a debt rescheduling process, based on what people can realistically repay. Lessons from war damage payment and Weimar: give targets which are
Private Equity (PE) firms in India invested USD1.8 billion in 91 deals in the first quarter of 2012, according to the first-ever MoneyTree India Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt Ltd (PwC), based on data provided by Venture Intelligence.
The report is a quarterly study of private equity and venture capital investment activity in India, including further analysis by industry, region and stage of development.
While quarterly PE investments decreased 24 per cent in the number of deals, the dollar value jumped 57 per cent compared to the fourth quarter of 2011 when USD1.1 billion was invested in 120 deals. The large
Symington’s Ltd, the convenience food manufacturer, it has completed the acquisition of family owned baking business Victoria Foods.
The deal brings together two major suppliers in the UK home baking sector and is a major boost for driving value and investment into a category estimated to be worth GBP576 million.
Victoria Foods has built up an enviable reputation for high quality, innovative, cake and baking mixes, including mixes for desserts and beverages over the last three decades. The portfolio ranges from own label brands, creations featuring favourite childrens’ characters, and mixes in association with leading brands including Jane Asher,
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group today announced that Neeraj Bharadwaj has joined the Carlyle Asia Partners (CAP) team as a Managing Director based in Mumbai.
Prior to joining Carlyle, Bharadwaj was a Managing Director with Accel Partners’ growth investing operation in India. Preceding that he was with Apax Partners for nearly 10 years – as a Partner in the US and subsequently as Managing Director/Country Head for Apax in India, where he led the India operations. He was involved in a number of successful deals while at Apax including Apollo Hospitals (BSE: AHEL) in India. He is a graduate
Institutional investors across the globe are demonstrating significant demand for alternatives to support investment objectives such as diversification and alpha generation, and these expanding allocations are spurring greater interest in customised, investor-driven implementation approaches, according to the 2012 Global Survey on Alternative Investing released today by Russell Investments.
In 2010, when Russell last surveyed institutional investors, including corporate and public defined benefit plans, corporate defined contribution plans, non-profits and superannuation funds, attitudes about alternatives were in flux as institutions were still adjusting to the repercussions of the global financial crisis across their entire portfolios. This latest edition, the tenth issuance
Gresham, the mid-market Private Equity firm, has appointed Michaela Ellison as its new marketing manager.
Ellison will be based in the London office but will oversee marketing activity across Gresham’s four offices including Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol.
Eliison joins from mid-market accounting firm Grant Thornton where she spent three years in the marketing team targeting national private equity houses and private equity-backed businesses.
Paul Thomas, Partner, Gresham Private Equity, says: ‘Michaela is a great appointment for Gresham and we are delighted that she is joining us’.
Michaela said, ‘I am really excited to join the Gresham team,
Power Plus Communications AG (PPC), a leading provider of broadband powerline communication systems for smart metering and smart grids, has raised EUR12 million growth capital in a round of funding by Siemens Financial Services’ (SFS) Venture Capital unit and British Gas with participation from existing investor Climate Change Capital Private Equity (CPE).
The strategic investment aims to accelerate PPC’s market growth in Europe and in the Middle East and establish its role in the transformation of the German energy system. Meanwhile, SFS and British Gas are strengthening their portfolio of advanced information and communications technology solutions for smart grid and
Valence Health has secured a USD30 million minority investment from North Bridge Growth Equity, a venture capital growth equity firm focused on investing in mid-stage, emerging and high-growth technology companies.
North Bridge Growth Equity is affiliated with North Bridge Venture Partners. The funds will be used to accelerate the company’s exceptional growth trajectory by adding seasoned healthcare talent; investing in strategic sales and marketing initiatives; and expanding its integrated suite of solutions aimed at improving healthcare and lowering costs through clinical integration, quality management and risk assumption.
In addition to the financial investment, North Bridge has helped Valence Health bring
Future Capital Partners (FCP), the GBP6 billion alternative investment boutique, has appointed Anthony Rogers as Business Development Manager.
Rogers will be responsible for raising awareness of and presenting FCP’s range of innovative investment products to financial advisers, accountants and tax planners in the South East region.
Initially, Rogers will focus on promoting FCP’s ground-breaking investment opportunity ‘Future Fuels’ which will allow UK investors to invest in the rapidly growing Renewable Transport Fuels (RTF) sector for the first time. He will also be responsible for endorsing the firm’s luxury real estate development investment opportunity in Montenegro, which is funding the construction
E Eric Rytter has joined the Corporate group in international law firm Dorsey & Whitney’s New York office as a Partner and Head of the Office’s Private Equity practice group.
Rytter’s practice focuses on advising private equity funds, other financial sponsors, their portfolio companies, and international corporate entities on a broad range of legal issues and transactional scenarios, including domestic and cross-border acquisitions, leveraged acquisitions, growth equity investments, financing arrangements and other corporate advisory matters.
Rytter routinely counsels clients on the strategic legal needs of their businesses, including matters related to commercial contracts, corporate governance, director and officer fiduciary
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