Following industry debates that the leveraged buyout market has all but dried up, Preqin examines whether or not buyouts and, in particular, public-to private transactions are still attractive to the investment community. In recent years, trillions of dollars have been
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed settled fraud charges against Alexander HG Mascioli and his alter-ego, purported hedge fund, North Street Capital (NSC). The charges allege that Mascioli and NSC made a fraudulent May 2012 offer to acquire all
Neonet, an independent agency broker and execution specialist, is providing access for clients to Aquis Exchange, the subscription-based European equities exchange.

 “We are very pleased to welcome Neonet as a new member of Aquis Exchange,” says Graham Dick, head of
Clients of wealth manager and trust company San Antonio Capital Management can now invest in customised portfolios of top-tier hedge funds through an alliance with Crystal Capital Partners and Deer Isle Capital. Crystal Capital offers wealth managers the ability to
The Managed Funds Association (MFA) has launched an online hedge fund glossary in collaboration with Latham & Watkins through its Book of Jargon – Hedge Funds. This resource, available on MFA’s website www.managedfunds.org, provides users with a complete set of
Jersey Finance has appointed Robert Christensen as the new chairman of its board in succession to Jonathan White. Christensen, who has over 35 years of experience in trust and company management services within Jersey, has been the managing director of
Private financial cloud provider Options has completed the expansion of its hosting platform into the NYSE, NYSE MKT, Arca, Arca Options and Amex Options exchange colocation facility in Mahwah. This latest expansion will allow Options customers to leverage exchange colocation
Jeff Sica has launched Circle Squared Alternative Investments, a firm dedicated to providing financial advisors with access to alternative investments previously available only to institutions and ultra-high net-worth investors. Sica’s approach to simplifying alternative market investing – investments that “touch
Hong Kong-based asset management company Chartwell Capital has appointed Joe Wan as senior advisor. As a Certified Public Accountant since 2004, Wan has over 12 years of experience in accounting and mergers and acquisitions consulting. Before joining Chartwell, Wan was with PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate
Accelerate Product Partners has launched a video due diligence platform – accelerateproduct.com – for accredited investors and alternative funds. Accelerate gives investors the ability to anonymously access, view, search and share detailed video interviews of top-tier fund managers (issuers). Once an investor member
