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Amsterdam-based IMQubator is providing seed capital of EUR25illion to its ninth fund, volatility expert Volvar Asset Management.
GSV Capital Corp has added to the investments it has completed since 30 September, increasing its holdings in Facebook, Inc by adding 125,000 shares for a total of 350,000 shares or 14.3% of the Net Asset Value of the fund.
The Company also increased its holdings in Twitter, Inc, adding 330,000 shares for a total of 735,600 shares or 16.6% of the Net Asset Value of the fund.
GSV has also acquired shares in a group of venture capital backed private companies, including ZocDoc, Inc, Grockit, Inc, The Echo System Corp and Control 4, Inc. Since going public in April
The migration of IT and e-commerce applications to the cloud is creating huge opportunities for UK IT outsourcing companies, according to Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance (Investec). As a result, Investec believes that 2012 may see an increase in the number of IT outsourcing companies that receive investment from private equity firms and specialist lenders such as Investec.
In Investec’s experience, IT services companies use extra investment to increase capacity, maximise security protection and invest in more powerful networking and communications equipment. It is vital for IT services companies to maintain highly reliable and secure systems on behalf of their clients
Japanese companies are making large, transformational acquisitions into Europe in order to gain a significant competitive advantage locally, according to pan-European corporate finance house DC Advisory Partners (DC).
DC’s analysis reveals that the volume of outbound Japanese transactions has been increasing yearly by 20 per cent and the trend shows no sign of letting up. This year has already been a record year for the value of outbound Japanese M&A and, if current performance continues, the full year figures will see a 200% increase on last year. DC also predicts that these trends will continue into 2012, with many of the deals
Alter Domus has opened a new office in London. Headquartered in Luxembourg, the firm already has offices in Belgium, the People’s Republic of China, Cyprus, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jersey, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Mauritius, Singapore, and USA (New York).
“Alter Domus’ new London office is the 14th location we have established since 2003. It gives us an even greater ability to meet the evolving needs of our clients in the United Kingdom,” says Dominique Robyns, CEO of Alter Domus. “We are committed to providing exceptional professional administration services on the global stage, and to that end we continue to
UK mid-market private equity firm Phoenix Equity Partners has reached agreement for the sale of ASCO to Doughty Hanson & Co.
ASCO provides oilfield logistics services, co-ordinating the supply of goods destined for (and returning from) oil rigs and platforms. This includes the delivery of everything from drilling equipment to food supplies. ASCO is also involved in specialist international logistics and oilfield waste management.
Phoenix acquired ASCO in October 2006. The acquisition was made in partnership with a new management team recruited by Phoenix. The senior management team, led by Billy Allan, has executed an ambitious growth plan for
Fulcrum Capital Partners Inc has completed the management buyout of the mid market mezzanine lending and private equity investment operations of HSBC Capital (Canada) Inc.
Fulcrum Capital Partners Inc (Fulcrum), led by Dave Mullen, Neil Johansen and John Philp, along with an investment management team of 13, will manage over CAD750 million in capital with a focus on providing flexible private equity, mezzanine and bridge financing to entrepreneurial businesses in Canada. These investments typically support management buyouts, acquisitions, going-private transactions, leveraged buyouts, corporate growth, financial restructurings and project and property financings. Fulcrum will continue to operate from offices in Vancouver
According to a report released today by Oliver Wyman, the AIFMD will lead to some re-domiciliation of alternative investment funds to onshore locations in Europe, mainly from European based managers. However, the offshore centres – Caymans and Delaware – will continue to be major domiciles for these funds.
The study, commissioned by the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI), looks at which major offshore centres of fund domicile are currently used by alternative investment funds, looking separately at hedge funds, private equity funds and real estate funds. It also looks at potential future trends and how they may impact
With the support of majority shareholder Perceva Capital, SHARK, the leading French supplier of motorcycle helmets, has acquired Holding Trophy, owner of motorcycle clothing and accessories brands Bagster, Bering and Ségura.
Present in over 30 countries, Holding Trophy is the French leader with over 25% market share and a turnover of roughly EUR30 million in 2010, of which 20% comes from exports. The newly created group is exclusively dedicated to motorcyclist gear (clothing, gloves and helmets) and vehicle equipments (custom saddles, soft luggage, petrol tank, leg and hand grip covers).
This build-up acquisition for SHARK was orchestrated by
European private equity firm Cinven has completed its acquisition of Guardian Financial Services, the UK closed book of life and pensions business. Cinven reached agreement to acquire Guardian from AEGON in August 2011 for an enterprise value of GBP275 million.
The transaction was originated by Cinven’s Financial Services team as part of its analysis of the European life assurance market.
The investment provides a consolidation platform for Cinven in the European closed life assurance market driven by factors including the fragmented nature of the market; commercial pressures on smaller operators; banking institutions looking to exit insurance assets and overseas
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