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Finam, the largest Russian brokerage and investment holding, that previously invested in Badoo and a host of other web companies, has invested USD10 million in IM+, a mobile messenger services with 17.5 million users and 800 million mobile ad impressions/month.
As a part of the deal Finam and Shape Services, the company behind IM+, launch FinamShape joint venture that will release a special version of plus . im web messenger for the fast growing Russian market.
"This deal is squarely in line with our fund’s new strategy which is geared towards investing in global players in the TMT sector worldwide.
Claude Paoli (pictured), majority shareholder and President of the French group BPI, has announced an intention to conclude a strategic capital partnership with Perceva Capital. The operation should be finalised in March 2012. The transaction would see Perceva Capital taking a majority stake.
Created in 1984, BPI group is a global management and HR consulting firm. BPI assists companies and institutions to prepare, implement and drive transformation strategies. With a global footprint in 40 countries and a French network of 26 regional offices, BPI employs nearly 1 000 professionals, working in close proximity to clients.
The strengthening of the
Foreign direct investment into the Netherlands increased by 25% in 2011, showing that the Netherlands remains a stable, competitive and highly-connected location for companies to service mainland Europe, according to the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA).
In 2011, the NFIA attracted more than 4,300 jobs, EUR1.47 billion in investment pledges, and 41 international headquarters, particularly to Amsterdam. In total, the NFIA brought 193 foreign investment projects to the Netherlands in 2011, amounting to a total year-on-year increase in NFIA generated FDI of 25%.
According to Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade & Agriculture, Henk Bleker: ‘It shows that the Netherlands still
Barry Norris (pictured), Partner, Argonaut Capital Partners and Manager of the Ignis Argonaut European Alpha Fund, on how the Eurozone is defying the doom-mongers…
When S&P downgraded France, Spain and Italy earlier this year it was seen by many observers to be confirmation that the Euro-zone was insolvent and the single currency at risk of imminent collapse. Instead, European equity markets have had their strongest start to the year since 1998; Italian and Spanish government bond yields have fallen 200bps from their highs in November to 5.5% and 5.0% respectively and high yield credit spreads have fallen now to 5.5%
Pan-African private equity firm 8 Miles LLP has completed a first close of the 8 Miles Fund (‘The Fund’), having attracted capital commitments totalling USD200 million.
Cornerstone investors supporting The Fund include global financial institutions such as IFC (part of the World Bank), African Development Bank, and CDC (the UK government-owned development-finance institution), alongside other institutional and private investors.
CLSA, the Asian investment group, has acted as sponsor to the firm and Philip Pritchard, Head of CLSA Europe, commented: ‘The idea for 8 Miles originated at a CLSA Investors Forum where Bob Geldof addressed a global audience of asset
The Rohatyn Group (TRG), a private investment firm focused on emerging markets, has entered into definitive agreement with the CIMB Group (CIMB) to acquire a 60 per cent stake in CapAsia, a Singapore-based mid-market infrastructure private equity firm focused exclusively on non-BRIC Emerging Asia.
CapAsia in total has raised over USD500 million in capital commitments and has more than USD 400 million in assets under management.
Founded in 2006 by CIMB and Standard Bank of South Africa, CapAsia has over 18 investment professionals and offices in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, and Bangkok and manages three infrastructure investment vehicles, one of
Morgenthaler Private Equity, the Boston and Cleveland-based private equity team focused on lower middle-market buyouts, has completed the sale of Phillips & Temro Industries, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of highly engineered diesel engine components to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers of construction equipment, light and heavy duty trucks, agriculture equipment, stationary power generators and automobiles.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Butch Sumpter, President and Chief Executive Officer of Phillips & Temro, says: “We are excited about our future growth prospects across all three operating divisions. Over the past several years we have significantly enhanced our global
Aero Financial, a private equity and consulting company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 65% ownership interest in Sycamore Ventures, Inc. (Pink Sheets: SYVN) a holding company incubator that focuses on the acquisition and development of Health, Nutrition and Education companies.
“This strategic acquisition represents Aero’s initiative to augment its capabilities as a strategic advisor and to enhance its overall portfolio. Our mission is to build out our equity ownership in a large and diversified group of companies and further augment the development of those companies through implementing our services,” says James Price, CEO of Aero. “This investment
The latest Deloitte Buyout Track 100 league table, which ranks Britain’s fastest growing mid-market private equity backed businesses over the past two financial years, features four companies backed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven).
The strong showing by Adler and Allan, Elite Insurance, Homelux Nenplas and Westway Services, means that Maven is one of the best-represented private equity houses in this year’s table and according to managing partner Bill Nixon, demonstrates the firm’s ability to source high growth businesses across a wide range of industries and build an attractive multi sector investee portfolio.
“The presence of four of our investee companies within the Buyout Track 100 is
JP Morgan Worldwide Securities Services (WSS) has launch the Fund Reporting and Media Exchange Site (FRaMES), which provides Mutual Fund Administration regulatory services clients with real-time access to a secure, collaborative work environment for fund administration activities.
The FRaMES portal is the newest component of JP Morgan ACCESSsm, the firm’s web-based platform for multiple information, compliance and portfolio management applications.
FRaMES provides real-time document sharing, including uploading and download functions, as well as online delivery capabilities and data archives for board books and records. In addition to document management, FRaMES houses proprietary research, online tools and client-specific links to
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