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Abraaj dispute prompts lenders to close fund finance loopholeBanks are changing the way security notices are issued to LPs following the firm's collapse.
Silicon Valley Bank on Abraaj, evolving credit lines & HNWsThe lender’s head of global fund banking for EMEA tells PEI about the implications of the Abraaj Group saga, enhancements in underwriting, changing LP bases and fee structures.
Riverside clears $350m goal for debt, equity investmentsThe New York-based private equity firm has raised its second fund that can invest in debt.
- Riverside nets $50m in first credit fund - update
The mid-market private equity firm’s debt arm, launched this year, has raised its first pool of capital to make loan, with which it will invest in tech firms.
- Equilibrium Capital picks up CalPERS Guillot
The firm has also hired Guy Jaquier former Prologis CEO
- MyOptique secures another £16m
The new funding round follows the release of data showing that UK venture posted an average one-year IRR of 22.9% in 2013.
- MassPRIM hires two for private equity
Michael McGirr was previously an investment manager for Bain Capital.
- First Round: Pot luck
Private equity investors love a niche strategy these days. And strategies don’t get much more niche than that of Privateer Holdings, a new US investment group founded by Silicon Valley Bank alumnus Brendan Kennedy.
- CalPERS warns HRJ ruling sets dangerous precedent
Capital Dynamics’ fund of funds HRJ Capital has been in a dispute with former employees who claim to be owed in wages and management fees.
- SVB bolsters private equity team in London
The US bank is expanding its UK operations for the second time this year, viewing the UK as ‘a hub’ for Europe.