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Private Equity firms invested USD7,974 million over 325 deals in India during the 12 months ending December 2010, compared to USD4,068 million across 290 deals during the previous year, according to analysis by Venture Intelligence, a research service focused on Private Equity and M&A activity.
“After a volatile 3 year period, PE investment activity in 2010 reverts to the levels of 2006, which had witnessed 358 investments worth USD7,485 million,” says Arun Natarajan, CEO of Venture Intelligence. “The really exciting feature of 2010 was on the exits side where activity vaulted to all time high levels with 121 transactions,
ARC China, an investment manager based in Shanghai, China, has appointed Dan Loeb, Founder and CEO of Catavate Group, as Senior Operating Advisor for the firm’s ARC Westly China Fund.
Loeb and Catavate will assist with due diligence on potential investee companies and will provide ongoing strategic and operational advice to the fund’s portfolio companies and valuation and other support to ARC China, the fund’s manager.
"Dan is a leader in building strong retail platforms in China," says Adam Roseman, Founder and Managing Director of ARC China. "He has been on the ground in China for more than 16 years
Global private equity firm Advent International has agreed to acquire The Priory Group, the UK’s leading independent provider of mental health and specialist care services, from The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (RBS) for an enterprise value of up to GBP925 million. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.
The Priory Group operates from 66 sites and delivers services through 3,355 beds across the country. The group works in partnership with the NHS and local authorities to provide a range of treatment and care facilities including secure and acute services in the mental health sector and neuro-rehabilitation therapy.
GenNx360 Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on middle market opportunities, is making several executive promotions with effect from January 17, 2011.
The promotions include Mukesh Sawlani, who has been named managing director – Global Operations. Sawlani previously served as chief financial officer and in his new role he will work with Charles Castine, senior partner at GenNx360, and be responsible for further strengthening the firm’s operations practice.
Additionally, Rahul Mahajan has been promoted to managing director – Strategic Initiatives. In his new role,Mahajan will lead strategic initiatives for GenNx360, particularly as they relate to new fund issues and
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published six evaluation reports which recognise and commend Guernsey’s high standards of financial regulation, supervision and stability along with its robust criminal justice framework.
The IMF’s last evaluation reports on Guernsey were published in November 2003. The IMF was invited to reassess Guernsey’s financial, regulatory and criminal justice structure and that also included examining financial stability elements of the banking and insurance sectors. These evaluations were carried out in March and May 2010.
The resulting reports commend Guernsey as having financial sector regulation and supervision of a high standard across all sectors, and a
The Luxembourg Stock Exchange listed a total of 1,220 new investment funds during 2010. The exchange improved its position overall in the listing of international securities during the year, admitting 9,350 new securities in all, a 20.85% increase compared with 7,737 in 2009.
For its two markets, the breakdown was as follows: 8,210 securities on the “Bourse de Luxembourg” regulated market, and 1,140 on the Euro MTF market. As well as the 1,220 investment funds, the exchange listed 5,608 bonds, 53 shares and depositary receipts, and 2,469 warrants.
As regards the share segment, the overwhelming majority of the listed instruments
Global alternative asset manager the Carlyle Group has completed the acquisition of CommScope, Inc (NYSE: CTV), a specialist in infrastructure solutions for communications networks.
As previously disclosed, Marvin S “Eddie” Edwards Jr, CommScope’s current president and chief operating officer, has been appointed president and chief executive officer, succeeding Frank M Drendel. Drendel has served as CommScope’s CEO since founding the company in 1976. Edwards has also joined CommScope’s board of directors, and Drendel will continue as the chairman of the board.
“CommScope has made many important advancements in supporting customers with infrastructure solutions over the last 35 years, and I
The Bermuda Monetary Authority (Regulatory Fees) Amendment Act 2010, which includes changes to the Investment Funds Act 2006, as amended, is now in effect.
In addition to increases in annual business fees for funds and fund administrators under the Act, there are additions to the scope of transaction-based fees. The date and manner in which fees are to be paid under the Act have also been amended and new provisions included to introduce late penalty fees and to allow the Authority to recover any fee or penalty as a civil debt.
As of 1 January, 2011 annual fees
In a sign that the commercial real estate investment market is beginning to thaw, Rubenstein Partners, a private equity firm providing leading real estate investment management and advisory services in office markets throughout the Eastern United States closed four separate transactions in the fourth quarter of 2010.
The four transactions, located in Charlotte, North Caolina, Whippany, New Jersey, Alexandria, Virginia and Cleveland, Ohio were the first new investments in nearly four years for the Rubenstein Properties Fund. They represent an initial equity investment of approximately USD70,000,000, with anticipated follow-on equity investments in these deals of USD30,000,000.
Each investment, while
RBC Dexia Investor Services has appointed Sébastien Danloy as Managing Director for Luxembourg. This appointment will be effective on 2 May, 2011 and is subject to regulatory approval.
As a leading fund distribution centre, Luxembourg is central to RBC Dexia’s success in Europe. In his role as Managing Director, Luxembourg, Danloy will be responsible for building the business by focusing on market strategy, strategic client management and effective engagement with local industry, government and regulatory bodies. Danloy will report functionally to Tony Johnson, Global Head, Sales & Distribution.
“Our Luxembourg operations are central to the promotion of our
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