UK-based Mergermarket has announced the recent acquisition of Wellington Financial Fund IV portfolio co. TIM Group. Mergermarket is backed by BC Partners. TIM Group is a SaaS developer of applications serving buyside funds and...
As Bay Street investment bankers closed the books on the Real Matters IPO roadshow, it was clear that many good decisions were made along the way. How else can one summarize a deal that was reportedly...
It can’t be too hard to figure out how institutions are feeling right now about their portfolio of hedge funds, given the H1 2016 performance numbers of some of the highest profile U.S. managers:...
News report: “HOOPP’s returns defy market trends“ This headline caught my eye, and not just because it reflected more good news for the local contingent of high profile Canadian pension plans. HOOPP is one...
News Report: Netherlands’ health and social sector Pension Plan to “eradicate” Hedge Funds from portfolio First it was the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, and the trend has now extended to the Netherlands. Hedge...
News report: Federal Reserve Demands Bank to Address Problems With Leveraged Lending It was only a few months ago that I pointed you to a tongue-lashing doled out to the U.S. banking industry by...
Depending on your news source, this is either a rosy or horrible time to raise new debt for your mid-large sized company. The publicly-traded high yield debt market has taken a pasting this summer,...
News report: BlackBerry Ltd. has already held talks with potential bidders in what it hopes will be a quick auction (WSJ) It was only a few weeks ago when I sold my personal RIM...
Whether we like it or not, there are an estimated 8,000 hedge funds in the world today. According to reports, three-quarters of them are based in the Cayman Islands — a small island off...
With 38 million shares short as of the end of November (hat tip NBF research analyst Kris Thompson), and Research In Motion (RIM:TSX) potentially in play against its wishes, what’s a CEO to do?...
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