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Lloyds Bank on delivering long-term client value with fund financeDemand for fund financing solutions has increased and become more complex, according to Jill Wilson, Edward Fry and Varun Sarda at Lloyds Bank Corporate & Institutional
What's next for the UK mid-market?With some managers looking offshore, and a general election on the horizon, the UK mid-market is undergoing something of an evolution.
PE assets caught up in £109bn contract disputePrivate equity and infrastructure account for up to 5% of the Scottish Widows and Lloyds Banking Group assets managed by Standard Life Aberdeen.
Astorg targets €600m for new fundAstorg, a French mid-market firm, is hoping for a quicker fundraising for its fourth fund, which it will begin marketing in earnest next year, according to one investor.
- Pentech raises £45m for Fund II
The UK software-focused venture firm has closed its second fund on nearly double its £25m target after 10 months in the market.
- 3i stands firm on Countrywide
Europe’s largest private equity firm is refusing to raise its bid for Countrywide, a UK estate agent, despite growing shareholder opposition.
- Corpfin closes Spanish fund on €223m
The Madrid-based private equity firm has held a final close on its third fund, passing its original target of €200 million.
- Scottish Widows boosts institutional team
The fund manager has hired Mirja Lehmler-Brown, a former leverage finance banker, to cover its insitutional mandates.
- Gilde Buy Out Partners closes third fund on €600m
The former buyout arm of Dutch Rabobank has closed its first fund since spinning out of the bank on target after one year’s fundraising.
- Activa recaps Mont Blanc and Delpharm
Activa Capital, a French private equity firm, has refinanced two of its vintage 2003 Activa Capital Fund portfolio companies