25 Jul 2007
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With nearly 2,000 registered funds and a combined net asset value of around USD179bn, Bermuda is home to a thriving and dynamic offshore…
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First Jordan placement approved
First Jordan Investment Company has received approval for a capital increase placement in Jordan.First Jordan Investment Company has…
ARC Capital Holdings invests in China's fast-growing department store sector
ARC Capital Holdings Limited (AIM: ARCH), a China focused investment company, is to invest approximately USD 17.8 million in one of China's…
Private Advisors hires Jens Bisgaard-Frantzen to build global PE offering
Private Advisors has appointed Jens Bisgaard-Frantzen as Chief Executive Officer of Private Advisors UK Limited as the firm looks to build…
24 Jul 2007
Global's private equity funds buy significant stake in Saudi textile manufacturer
Global Investment House has acquired a significant equity stake in Ajlan Bin Abdulaziz Al Ajlan & Brothers, a major Saudi textile…
Wood Creek Capital Management names Glenn Pease as CFO
Glenn H Pease has joined Wood Street Capital Management as Chief Financial Officer.Glenn H Pease has joined Wood Street Capital Management…
Former SEC commissioner joins Cornell's offshore board of directors
Former SEC commissioner Richard Y Roberts has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Cornell Capital Partners Offshore, a private…
23 Jul 2007
Private equity investor acquires majority stake in SLV Group
European private equity investor HgCapital is to become the majority shareholder in the SLV Group, one of the fastest growing producers of…
Simmons & Simmons advises on the EUR141m sale of iTouch to Buongiorno
Simmons & Simmons is advising US private equity firm Oak Investment Partners, on the sale of iTouch to Buongiorno SpA, the…
Société Générale Index launches new index based on the global security sector
Société Générale Index (SGI) has launched SGI Global Security, a benchmark of the security sector worldwide.Société Générale Index…
21 Jul 2007
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: More bad news from Bear
Bear Stearns was the bearer of more bad news last week. Investors in its High-Grade Structured Credit Strategies Fund shouldn't have any…
20 Jul 2007
PE eyes growth opportunities in South East Europe
With private equity in Western markets increasingly reliant on financial engineering and high levels of leverage, investors are starting to…
19 Jul 2007
HgCapital positions for the next stage of growth
HgCapital, the European sector-focused mid-market private equity investor, has implemented a series of senior management changes to…
KBW Asset Management names John B Wimsatt as portfolio manager
KBW Asset Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of boutique investment bank KBW, has appointed John B Wimsatt as managing director and…
Lehman Brothers Private Equity Partners IPO raises USD 500m
Lehman Brothers Private Equity Partners Limited (LBPE), a closed ended private equity fund-of-funds investment company, has achieved its…