Performance of private equity funds attracts new fans
Family offices and high net worth individuals are stepping up investments in private equity products, according to alternative assets data provider Preqin.
Private Equity
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Alternative Ucits – you love it or you hate it
If investors use alternative Ucits funds, they prefer to allocate significant funds to them.
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Lion Global and OCBC Bank unveil Asia private equity fund
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.
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UK private healthcare sector poised for wave of M&A
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…
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Aberdeen bolsters alternatives offering
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.
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silverfleet to acquire guernseys ipes
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.
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Isle of Man introduces tax breaks for private equity
The Isle of Man has introduced a private equity fund structure offering managers tax breaks.