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Mercia Fund Management (MFM) has launched the Mercia Growth EIS Fund for tax efficient investment in its existing and future technology portfolio, which spans medical technology, clean technology and electronics, telecoms and software.
The Mercia Growth EIS Fund is open to investors with a minimum of £25,000 to invest and who are looking to enhance their investment portfolio with high growth technology businesses.
The MFM portfolio focuses on high growth scalable businesses which have modest capital needs and are four years away from profitability or exit.
MFM has a strong track record of sourcing, investing and growing the
Following the success of its Jersey-based BVI practice, Bedell Cristin has established a new Bedell Cristin BVI Partnership, which will commence business later this autumn.
The new BVI Partnership will operate from new offices in the BVI and Singapore in addition to continuing to service its European based clients out of Jersey. Our BVI law team will also work closely with our Jersey and Guernsey law teams in servicing our clients in Asia.
Complementing this development, Bedell Trust will at the same time be forming an affiliation with an established BVI corporate management services company to support the
TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of CoSentry, an Omaha-based provider of outsourced IT infrastructure services. TA partnered with CoSentry management to acquire the company. Financial terms of the investment have not been disclosed.
Selling shareholders include McCarthy Capital, an Omaha-based private equity fund, and WaittCorp Investments, an Omaha-based investment company.
Founded in 2000, CoSentry offers a full complement of business continuity and resiliency services, supporting complex IT solutions for enterprise clients. The company provides data center services (colocation, hosting, managed Internet access), managed services (24/7 help desk, network monitoring, compliance), cloud computing (virtual
Dunedin, the UK mid-market private equity house, has gone live on time with eFront’s FrontInvest Alternatives. FrontInvest Alternatives is the global forerunner in alternative asset management platforms.
Dunedin is an independent private equity house operating throughout the UK from offices in London and Edinburgh. The company specialises in GBP20m – GBP75m management buyouts and funding for acquisitions. Dunedin has a record of successful exits achieved by trade sale, flotation, secondary buyout and refinancing. Its focus is on UK mid-market deals, backing ambitious and talented management teams in UK businesses with strong organic roll-out or acquisition opportunities in a broad
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing group, has successfully secured a third round of equity capital with a USD300 million equity commitment from the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), subject to customary regulatory approval.
Avolon has now raised a total of USD1.4 billion in equity capital over the past 18 months from GIC and leading private equity firms Cinven, CVC Capital Partners and Oak Hill Capital Partners. Total capital raised to date by the firm is in excess of USD4 billion.
The proceeds form this fund raising will l be used to accelerate Avolon’s expansion and the continued growth
A distinct allocation to gold within a portfolio including alternative assets such as private equity, hedge funds, real estate and commodities, can preserve capital and reduce risk without diminishing long-term returns, concludes the latest research from the World Gold Council.
The report, Gold: Alternative investment, foundation asset, analyses the effect gold has when included in a portfolio of mainstream and alternative assets. The research shows that portfolios with an allocation to gold of between 3.3% and 7.5% (depending on the risk tolerance of the investor and the currency of reference) show higher risk-adjusted returns while consistently lowering Value at Risk
Last night’s announcement of an agreement between Euro-zone leaders and EU banks on the restructuring of Greek debt, recapitalisation of banks, leverage of the EFSF and a move toward common economic governance within the Euro-zone was the most credible political response to date to the sovereign debt crisis, says Barry Norris, partner, Argonaut Capiral Partners…
Whilst markets are relieved in the existence of a policy response, details of key parts of the plan such as the EFSF are vague and may not stand scrutiny. It is doubtful whether even after a 50% haircut for private creditors, the level of Greek
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has voted unanimously to adopt a new rule requiring certain advisers to hedge funds and other private funds to report information for use by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) in monitoring risks to the U.S. financial system.
The rule, which implements Sections 404 and 406 of the Dodd-Frank Act, requires SEC-registered investment advisers with at least $150 million in private fund assets under management to periodically file a new reporting form (Form PF).
Information reported on Form PF will remain confidential.
Private fund advisers are divided by size into two broad groups –
Ares Management has appointed Suzanne Murphy as Global Head of Marketing and Investor Relations. In this new position, Murphy will work with the marketing teams for Ares’ Capital Markets, Private Debt, and Private Equity Groups in order to continue to meet Ares’ clients’ growing investment mandates.
“We are delighted that Suzanne will be joining Ares and believe this is an opportune time to provide additional resources to the marketing efforts of each of our Groups,” says Tony Ressler, Senior Partner of Ares. “As we continue to expand our investment opportunities and broaden our geographic reach, Suzanne’s more than 20 years
Following hot on the heels of it’s acquisition of C-nario, YCD Multimedia has completed a new USD6 million fundraising round led by Carmel Ventures, Opus Capital, Pitango Venture Capital and Plenus, together with other existing shareholders.
"We are delighted to have assisted this transaction and to be able to invest in the combined entity," says Avi Zeevi, C-nario’s Chairman and General Partner and Co-Founder of Carmel Ventures. "We can now combine the power of our individual strengths and core competencies to establish a leadership position in the digital signage industry. I would like to thank Tamir Ginat for leading C-nario
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