All Alternatives articles – Page 189
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Features
Essentials of success
As many European institutions are beginning, or considering beginning, a private equity programme, it is important to revisit a few essentials for what can make this a successful endeavour over the long-term. Any asset manager considering these important programme-building steps at the moment is, of course, doing so in a ...
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Germany starts to get the bug
Investment patterns in Germany have traditionally been rather conservative and so it’s no surprise that investment in private equity in are a relatively new concept. Frankfurt’s Neuer Markt has excited investors and it appears they are starting to talk about serious investment in this asset class. According to Patrik Roeder, ...
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Central European about turn
Private equity investment in central and eastern Europe recovered last year after the prolonged hiatus caused by Russia’s financial collapse in August 1998. According to Kurt Geiger, head of financial institutions at European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), between December 1998 and September 1999 the bank was unable to ...
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Maguire to head SWIP global marketing push
** Maguire to head SWIP global marketing ** Fiach Maguire joins Scottish Widows Investment Partnership as director of global marketing....and all the rest of this weeks major people moves....
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Goldman bags Hendriks in European marketing revamp
EUROPE - Goldman Sachs Asset Management has appointed Ruud Hendriks – a former senior vice president at Robeco Institutional Asset Management in the Netherlands – to head up institutional marketing in continental Europe – as part of a move which will see the group split its European marketing efforts into ...
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STOXX beefs up regional sales teams
STOXX has made a raft of appointments to its regional marketing and sales teams with Kevin Pilarski appointed regional director for the Americas and Jon Winslade regional director for the Netherlands and the UK.... and all the rest of the week's major people moves......
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BT scheme PE arm has first closing on Asia fund
UK/ASIA – The joint private equity venture between London based Hermes Private Equity Management (HPEM) and United Overseas Bank Group (OUB) has had its first closing on the UOB Hermes Asia Technology Fund...
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Antonsson takes top spot at Telia fund
Peter Antonsson has been appointed to head the Farsta-based Telia pensionsstiftelse (pension fund) for the Swedish telecommunications company....and the rest of the weeks prominent people moves.....
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PE investment favours wireless sector
EUROPE – Investment in European private equity has grown to e1.26bn a month in January, according to a preliminary report by Tornado-Insider Group, a data and news provider on Europe’s new economy.
