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In 2010, some 2,799 venture deals raised USD26.2 billion, a 6% increase in deals and an 11% increase in capital invested over 2009, when 2,636 deals raised USD23.6 billion, according to Dow Jones VentureSource.
And the growth in venture capital investment was driven by capital commitments outside of the Information Technology (IT) and Healthcare industries, which are traditionally venture capitalists’ comfort zones. In the fourth quarter of 2010, 735 deals raised USD7.6 billion, representing a 6% decrease in deals completed but a 6% increase in capital invested from the particularly strong fourth quarter of 2009, which tracked 782 deals completed
BI-SAM, a provider of performance attribution and reporting software solutions for the global asset management industry, has announced several new appointments, increasing its presence in Asian markets.
The AuM growth in the Asian Asset Management market is driving the need for high performing technology solutions to maintain its development as well as to provide its investors with required transparency.
BI-SAM has recently been selected by some high profile global asset managers for multi-site implementations of its B-One solution, enabling these managers to further develop their activities in the region.
In response to this demand for its services in the region,
I2BF Global Ventures (“I2BF”), the international clean technology asset management group, has announced the listing of Nesscap Energy Inc (Nesscap Energy) on Toronto’s Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange (TSX).
The listing follows a reverse takeover by Nesscap Inc, a portfolio company in I2BF’s flagship venture capital fund I2BF Holdings I (2006 vintage). I2BF has also invested in convertible notes of Nesscap Energy concurrent with the listing, with those notes convertible into common shares at the initial listing price.
Nesscap Energy is a specialist in developing effective power and energy solutions used in transportation, industrial power, renewable energy and other
German venture capital funds have generated comparable or better returns than their US counterparts, as new data presented by three of Germany’s largest venture capital firms Earlybird, Target Partners and Wellington Partners shows.
The three VC firms analysed today’s most recent data provided by the "Private Equity Analyzer online database" that is hosted by the Munich based independent benchmarking specialist CEPRES. As part of a recently completed survey, the Database now gives an unprecedented overview of the international VC industry.
The analysis shows that venture capital investments in German portfolio companies with investments dated between 1998 and 2010 generated an
In the wake of the credit crunch, private equity fundraising remains difficult but the sector is showing signs of recovery, according to Michel Davy, the new Guernsey managing director of private equity administration specialist Ipes.
“The number of funds in the market has increased and limited partners are once again looking to invest,” Davy says. “However, they remain cautious, which continues to put pressure on general partners during the fundraising process.”
Increasing private equity business is good news for Guernsey, where the sector represents a significant proportion of the local fund activity. The island’s overall tally of assets under administration
Frost Investment Advisors has launched an innovative new fund, the Frost Diversified Strategies Fund (FDSFX), to provide investors access to alternative investment management strategies previously available to hedge and private equity fund investors.
FDSFX combines traditional and alternative investment strategies seeking to give investors the advantages of hedge and private equity funds paired with the transparency, daily pricing and liquidity seen in traditional mutual funds. The fund’s focus seeks asset preservation by reducing downside volatility while providing potentially attractive upside strategic investment opportunities.
"The Frost Diversified Strategies Fund is one of the first mutual funds to give individual investors access
Evercore Partners Inc has expanded its Private Funds Group, which provides independent advisory services on capital raising and placement to select alternative asset managers, with the appointment of senior distribution professionals in the US and Asia.
The Private Funds Group has completed its US distribution team following the appointment of Christopher Brand as a Managing Director, and subject to regulatory approval, will initiate its expansion into Asia with the hire of William Lee.
Brand will be based in Evercore’s San Francisco office where he will be responsible for managing the group’s relationships with institutional investors on the West Coast. Lee
Perella Weinberg Partners today announced that William Parkerson has joined the Firm as a Managing Director in its Corporate Advisory Group. Based in New York, Parkerson, who has nearly 20 years of investment banking experience, will focus on providing strategic and financial advice to clients in the global chemicals sector.
Parkerson was previously Managing Director and Head of Chemicals Investment Banking at Jefferies & Company. Prior to that, he was with Bank of America for five years, last serving as Managing Director and Global Head of Chemicals Investment Banking, and he was with Goldman Sachs for four years, serving as
Yorkville Advisors, the US-based alternative investment manager, has entered into a GBP5 million Standby Equity Distribution Agreement (SEDA) on behalf of one of its funds with Ariana Resources Plc (AIM:AAU), an AIM-listed and PLUS-traded gold exploration and development company focused on Turkey. The deal was advised out of London.
Ariana Resources entered into the SEDA to provide additional financing, when required, to support its exploration programme.
Pioneered 10 years ago by Yorkville, a SEDA offers companies a low risk, cost effective way of optimising their capital structure in pursuit of their growth strategy. Pursuant to the terms of the
Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets has promoted Chris Birt to director in its Acquisition Finance team in London, reporting to Ian Sale.
Birt, 33, has eight years of experience at Lloyds Banking Group after joining the Corporate Banking graduate scheme and has held his current position since 2006.
During this time, Birt has led and co-led 20 private equity-backed mid market transactions, including providing leveraged debt to support Sovereign Capital’s recent acquisition of IMS Consulting Group and Lyceum Capital’s GBP17 million investment in Compact Media. In his new role, he will continue sourcing and executing deals.
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