Singapore-based fund house Lion Global Investors has worked alongside OCBC Bank to build a private equity fund which invests in small and medium-sized companies in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and China.
A common feature of any large, developed market is the hegemony of its largest participants. Grocery sales in the UK are dominated by the ‘big four’ supermarkets that, in the 12 weeks ending 4th January 2015, had a combined market share of over 74%. The publically owned ‘big oil’ super majors, big tobacco and telcos…
In a bid to further bolster is position within the alternatives space, Aberdeen Asset Management is to buy SVG Capitals minority stake in the firms joint venture, Aberdeen SVG Private Equity Managers for £29m.
Silverfleet Capital, a London-based private equity firm, has agreed to buy Guernsey-based Ipes, the fund administration and outsourcing services company, in a £50m transaction from RJD Partners, which paid £25m for it in 2008.
The Isle of Man has introduced a private equity fund structure offering managers tax breaks.
