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International Biotechnology Trust, the investment trust managed by SV Life Sciences, outperformed the broader equity markets over the 12 months to 31 August 2009.
IBT is the only biotech focused investment trust to carry both quoted and unquoted stocks in its portfolio. Over the 12 months ended 31 August 2009 the value of the quoted section of the portfolio fell 3.5 per cent, with a rise of 23.2 per cent recorded since 1 March 2009. The same 12 month period saw the value of the unquoted stocks fall 12.1 per cent.
David Pinniger, investment manager at SVLS, says: “Over the
Despite a difficult past 12 months for the private equity industry in Guernsey, characterised as elsewhere by depressed transaction volumes and limited capital-raising for new funds, there are sign
The past 12 months have seen a sharp fall in new private equity business coming to Guernsey and little transaction activity in either acquisitions or exits for existing funds.
In a new world where offshore financial centres are being called upon to adopt a wide range of regulatory and transparency standards in order to continue to access investment and other financial se
M/C Venture Partners, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on the communications, media, and information technology sectors, has appointed Lydia Jett and Matthew Saretsky as senior associate and associate to its investment team.
They will assist with investment sourcing and due diligence, and provide support to portfolio companies.
“We are pleased to welcome Lydia and Matt to the M/C Venture Partners team,” says Jim Wade, managing general partner at M/C. “Their combination of valuable experience and industry background will contribute to our ability to evaluate, identify and support promising new opportunities in the media and communications industry segments.”
Jett’s (pictured)
This year the private equity industry in Guernsey has been preoccupied to a lesser or greater degree by prospect of the European Union’s proposed Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Mana
Kohlberg has appointed Andrew P. Bonanno as managing director of business development.
Bonanno, who will be based in the firm’s Mt. Kisco office, had most recently served as vice president of business development for American Capital’s New York-based buyouts team.
In his new role, Bonanno will primarily be responsible for building relationships with the firm’s external deal sources, as well as developing and leading Kohlberg’s proprietary investment sourcing programs.
Bonanno brings more than 14 years of principal investment experience. In his previous capacity at American Capital, Bonanno spearheaded the New York buyouts team’s go-to-market strategy and relationship management efforts. Prior
Green Courte Partners, a Chicago-based private equity real estate investment firm, has completed its offer to purchase any and all shares of 7.75 per cent series A cumulative redeemable preferred stock of American Land Lease not owned by it.
Green Courte has accepted all of the shares tendered and not withdrawn at a price of USD10.00 per share in cash without interest and less any amounts required to be deducted and withheld under any applicable law.
The tender offer expired at 5pm New York City time on 23 October 2009.
The depositary for the tender offer has advised Green Courte
Petra Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Nashville, Tennessee, has made a USD6m investment in Superior Global Solutions.
The capital is a combination of subordinated debt and preferred stock.
SGS marks Petra’s fourth investment in 2009 and sixth investment from its newest fund, Petra Growth Fund II.
Based in Dallas, Texas, SGS is a provider of medical documentation, coding and technology enabled services to many of the largest hospitals and health systems in the country.
SGS used a portion of the proceeds to buyout a minority shareholder and to make a strategic technology acquisition.
Petra managing partner Mike
Confidence among active investors is at its highest in three and a half years, research from the Association of Investment Companies suggests.
Confidence is also returning amongst the traditionally more cautious general public, who are at their most positive on the stock market since AIC records began in 2004.
The general public’s confidence in the UK housing market has also improved dramatically over the last year, although still has some way to go before it reaches the highs of a few years ago.
Some 52 per cent of active investors plan to increase their stock market exposure over the next
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