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EDG Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, has closed its second fund, EDG Partners Fund II, LP. The fund closed above target at USD177.75 million.
The new fund brings the total capital managed by EDG Partners to over USD260 million. Touchstone Group, LLC provided fundraising support to the firm.
EDG Partners, with offices near Atlanta and Washington, DC, is a private equity firm that provides capital, expertise, and relationships to enable small and middle market healthcare companies to achieve their potential.
Gaffney one of the founders of EDG Partners, says: "We are pleased to announce
The transaction team of C H Reynolds Corporate Finance, under the leadership of Stefan Constantin, Partner, and Robert Kraska, Director, successfully advised HeidelbergCapital on the sale of its stake in Framas Kunststofftechnik GmbH.
Framas develops and manufactures high-tech soles and plastic components primarily for the sport shoe market. Main customers include Adidas and Nike as well as further leading global shoe manufacturers. With its 3,300 employees, the group generates revenues of over USD150 million. Since investing in Framas in 2008, HeidelbergCapital had actively supported the company’s worldwide expansion, including the establishment of development centres in South Korea and Germany.
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Returns on investments in US private equity and venture capital funds were negative for the three-month period ending 30 September, 2011, marking the end of a series of nine consecutive quarters of positive performance for both alternative asset classes.
The downward turn was due in part to the escalating debt crisis in Europe, which helped cause an even sharper drop in the public markets during the period, according to Cambridge Associates LLC.
Venture capital outperformed private equity for the second quarter in a row, falling 0.7% versus a drop of 4.3% for private equity in the quarter, according to Cambridge
International legal practice Norton Rose LLP has advised its client Duet Private Equity on the acquisition of a controlling interest in Dashen Brewery, Ethiopia’s largest independent brewer. The value of the acquisition is USD90 million, making it the largest private equity investment in to Ethiopia to date.
The investment will be used to increase the capacity at Dashen’s existing site in Gondar, Ethiopia and develop new production facilities in Addis Ababa. Last year, leading brewers Heineken and Diageo acquired the other two leading brewers in Ethiopia in transactions worth an aggregate US$400 million.
Duet’s investment and partnership with Dashen will
Apex Fund Services has launched Apex Funds 247, an online reporting solution for both investors and investment managers that provides greater portfolio transparency and performance attribution analysis.
Apex Funds 247 enables investors to quickly and easily access investment manager information via an online dashboard. As well as over 80 regular reports available a large number of dynamic reports which users can create themselves can be generated by Apex Funds 247.
One of the key benefits Apex Funds 247 provides is that it nurtures closer collaboration between managers and investors. To protect sensitive data separate reporting logins exist between the
IFG Fund Administration has further strengthened its team which targets the alternative investment industry, as it seeks to grow its business.
Stephen Edmonds has joined the Isle of Man office, working closely with Colin Stott who was recently promoted to Director, Business Development.
Edmonds has worked in financial services for over 30 years, and is well known and respected in the local and London marketplace.
“ I’m delighted to be joining IFG Fund Administration, whose expanding operation reflects not only their commitment to this sector but is underpinned by an excellent reputation in client servicing which I look forward to
European equity markets are ‘incredibly cheap’ but investors should ‘remain cautious’, says Stephanie Kretz, a member of the Investment Strategy Team for Private Banking at Lombard Odier…
European equity markets are incredibly cheap. At a country level, Italy’s price to 10-year average earning currently stands 72% below its historical average since 1969. The same can be said of Spain, France and Germany.
Numerous waves of liquidity injections planned by the European Central Bank should benefit equity markets.
Investors should remain cautious, however: the European Central Bank actions will not make structural issues magically disappear. More liquidity has never turned deficits
Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) has appointed Amaechi Ndili to lead the firm’s Nigeria operations. Based in Lagos, Ndili will be working closely with a number of ECP’s portfolio companies, driving strategic and operational improvements as well as sourcing new investment opportunities.
“West Africa continues to be one of the fastest growing regions in the world and ECP is dedicated to seizing the resulting opportunities for its portfolio companies and for its investors. Amaechi’s appointment reinforces the deep operational experience on the ground in Nigeria and brings an expert new perspective to the table,” says Hurley Doddy, co-Founder, Managing Director and
Northern Trust has made four key appointments to the Northern Trust Alternatives Group, building its capabilities in hedge fund and private equity management for institutional and individual clients.
Anthony Zanolla has been named Head of Portfolio Management, Tony Lissuzzo will serve as the Director of Hedge Fund Research, Bob DiCarlo has been named Chief Administrative Officer and Aimee Wight will serve as an Investor Relations Consultant for Hedge Funds. Northern Trust Alternatives Group also promoted Brad Dorchinecz to Director of Private Equity.
"We see significant interest in the alternative investments space, and the Northern Trust Alternatives Group is growing in
Tough market conditions are driving chairmen and non-executive directors across the private equity space to rethink remuneration structures according to the initial findings of a survey from specialist leadership consultancy Tyler Mangan and corporate finance advisory firm Clearwater Corporate Finance.
The preliminary responses suggest that changes in expectations, lengthening exit timescales and lower valuations are creating challenges for chairmen and forcing them to adjust compensation models. Around a third of management teams do not currently feel comfortable with their overall compensation, a clear indicator that the sector has an opportunity to reconsider how it incentivises and motivates senior management
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