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Ralf Oberbannscheidt (pictured), portfolio manager, DWS Invest Global Agribusiness believes commodities will remain under pressure due to increased demand for food and fuel…
Sentiment was weak in emerging markets as signs of decelerating demand appeared, a result of rising energy prices year-on-year. Supply chain disruptions associated with the Japanese earthquake have weighed on global production. In addition, German and French industrial production posted lower numbers in June. More positively, euro area sales and German factory orders rose.
Possibly more significant is the fiscal front across the euro and the rising uncertainty caused by tensions in Greece. The fear of
Redkite Financial Markets, a specialist in real-time financial markets surveillance solutions, has raised a Series A investment from DFJ Esprit, a leading European venture firm with just under USD900 million under management.
The investment will accelerate the growth of the firm whose next-generation solution enables the financial services sector to ensure compliance to global regulatory initiatives that demand real-time trade monitoring.
Redkite Financial Markets was established in 2009. Its flagship product, Redeye, equips financial institutions with the tools and knowledge to monitor, analyse and act on trading conditions in real-time, enabling them to detect suspicious transactions and trading behaviours
OMERS Private Equity, the private equity arm of the OMERS Worldwide group of companies, has partnered with existing management to purchase Accelerated Holdings, LLC (together with its affiliates, Accelerated" from affiliates of private equity firm Gryphon Investors. Terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Chicago, IL, Accelerated is a leading provider of traditional and specialty outpatient physical rehabilitation services in the US Midwest. As of May 31, 2011, Accelerated operates a network of 223 clinics across eight states in the US Midwest and Arizona. With over 1,300 clinical and support staff, Accelerated offers
Hotbed, a leading UK private investor syndicator, has completed its second investment in renewable energy specialist Burcote Wind, reaching its target of GBP5.7 million.
Burcote Wind’s management team has a proven track record in identifying and acquiring suitable sites for wind farms, and developing them to planning permission stage. The company currently has options or exclusivity agreements over 8 sites, with a combined potential generating capacity of over 400MW, capable of powering around 300,000 homes.
In 2009, Hotbed Investor Members provided GBP3.3m of funding to Burcote Wind to identify, acquire and develop suitable sites. More sites were found than
Verdant Leisure, owner and operator of two well established holiday parks in South East Scotland, has completed its first acquisition, adding Viewfield Manor, a holiday park located a few miles inland from the Ayrshire Coast and circa 20 miles from Glasgow, to its portfolio.
RJD Partners (RJD) one of the leading UK lower middle market private equity investors, first invested in Verdant in September 2010, backing a highly experienced leisure sector management team in a management buy-in of Dunham Leisure Limited, the then owners of the Pease Bay and Thurston Manor parks.
The Verdant team comprising Graham Hodgson as Chief
Mid-market private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in EnGrande, a leading European on-line booking business focused on the budget accommodation sector. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed, however, Palamon will hold a majority stake in the business.
EnGrande was established in 2003 by founder and CEO John Erceg to generate bookings for budget hotels and apartments in Barcelona. Following a successful period of rapid expansion across Europe and selected cities in North America and Asia-Pacific, the Company now has more than 7,000 establishments subscribed to its service worldwide and processes more than EUR80 million of bookings per
The first half of 2011 has seen some interesting activity in the investment company sector, according to the Association of Investment Companies (AIC). There have been several policy changes, already double the amount in 2010, reflecting the flexibility of investment companies to adjust their mandates as new economic trends emerge.
In marked contrast to 2010, when only three companies embarked on a policy change, eight companies have changed their policy during 2011 so far. Since our last update in early May, these have included Princess Private Equity, Blue Planet International Financials, Securities Trust of Scotland, Martin Currie Portfolio and
European Solar Power Fund — a renewable energy-focused fund for institutional investors managed by KGAL – has purchased a 9.9 megawatt (MW) (DC) solar power plant near Zamora, Spain, from First Solar.
Currently under construction by Gehrlicher Solar Espana with an expected completion in December, the 37.6 hectare solar farm will produce an estimated 15,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of clean, green electricity a year — equivalent to the annual needs of around 3,400 Spanish households and CO2 savings of approximately 5,600 metric tons/year.
"We are very glad about the successful acquisition of this exceptional solar farm in Spain and the
For two years, following the market peak in 2006/7, the price expectation gap between company buyers and sellers widened as sellers sought to maintain the high p/e multiples they had enjoyed previously (Q2 2007: PCPI 13.6, PEPI 17.8.) However, over the last year the gap has been closing as expectations have become more realistic, as demonstrated by the strong correlation between the movements in the PCPI, PEPI and deal volumes, according to the latest results from BDO’s Private Companies Price Index (PCPI).
Despite the prevailing economic headwinds, deal volumes over the last 12 months indicate that there is significant appetite
Athena Capital Advisors, a Registered Investment Advisor providing investment advisory and management services to both private and institutional clients, has acquired Stonehorse Capital Management, a fund of funds manager focused on emerging hedge funds (generally those funds smaller than USD500 million or younger than 36 months). The acquisition became effective June 28th, 2011, and the acquired entity will be named Athena Stonehorse.
Athena Capital Advisors serves as their clients’ chief investment officer and investment staff, providing a comprehensive investment solution for their clients. For the past two years, Forbes has named Athena one of the top 50 fee-only Registered Investment
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