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SAGE Electrochromics to Become Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Saint-Gobain

Saint-Gobain has agreed to purchase all outstanding shares of SAGE Electrochromics, Inc. and will own 100% of the company upon completion of the transaction. This deal will help SAGE expand into international markets, develop new products and complete construction of the company's new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Faribault, MN. The new facility, scheduled to start production in... [more]

Beanstalk helps sustainable and energy efficient buidling design software company Sefaira secure $10.8m - largest A series cleanteach funding for over two years

Beanstalk, the boutique corporate finance advisor, has helped building energy efficiency software company Sefaira secure the largest series A funding round in the cleantech sector in the UK for over two years, with funding of $10.8m. The international series A funding round was led by New York-based venture capital fund Braemar Energy Ventures, in partnership with Netherlands-based Chrysalix SE... [more]

The London 2012 Olympic event creates a new breed of part-time landlord

It is estimated that in the next three months over 100,000 home owners in London will be cashing in on private letting of rooms, flats and whole houses. With rents running up to 35 times the norm, is anyone surprised? Not that renting a property is straightforward. There are legal obligations, finance, tax, insurance and safety issues to consider. For many this can be daunting - which is where ... [more]

Intertek aquires Ati for £10 Million

Intertek Group plc (Intertek), the leading international provider of quality services to a wide range of industries, announces that it has acquired ATI, a provider of asset integrity support services in the US power sector. The company was purchased from its management shareholders for a total consideration of USD 16 million (GBP 10 million). ATI's asset management software solutions are us... [more]

First production from The Gaupe Field, Offshore Norway

BG Group announced on April 2nd, the start-up of production from the Gaupe field located in the Norwegian North Sea. Gaupe marks BG Group's first production from the Norwegian Continental Shelf. With estimated gross recoverable reserves of around 30 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe), production from Gaupe is expected to reach a plateau production rate of around 15 000 boe per day gross du... [more]

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Franklin Square Closes FS Investment Corporation to New Investors

Franklin Square Capital Partners , a leading sponsor of alternative investment products designed for the investing public, today announced that FS Investment Corporation successfully completed its offering and closed to new investors after raising more than $2.5 billion in capital.

Hatteras Funds Expands Investment Management Team

RALEIGH, N.C., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hatteras Funds ("Hatteras"), a boutique alternative investment specialist providing unique alternative investment solutions for financial advisors ...

New Art Index Offers Investing Alternative

Thomas Galbraith, director of analytics at Artnet, discusses the role of high-end art as an alternative investment, as well as a new index tied to artwork.

Jefferson National Expands Lineup of Alternative Investment Options to More Than 65; Continues as Industry’s Leading ...

Jefferson National, a recognized innovator of products and services for Registered Investment Advisors and fee-based advisors, continues leading the industry in providing tax-deferred investment options to meet advisors’ growing need to overcome the inherent tax-inefficiencies of many alternative asset classes and alternative strategies.

Direxion Announces Changes to Principal Investment Strategy of Three Volatility Response ETFs

BOSTON, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Direxion , a leader in alternative investment solutions , has announced changes to the principal investment strategy of Direxion S&P 1500 RC Volatility Response Shares ...

AIMA Canada Publishes new AIMA Canada Handbook

Alternative Investments: The Shift to Real Estate

REITs gain interest as investors move away from the traditional 60-40 split.

Raptor Group Partners With Ticket Evolution To Fuel Expansion

BOSTON, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raptor Group, a Boston and New York City-based alternative investment firm, announces a new partnership with Ticket Evolution, a revolutionary ticketing software company.Entering ...

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Kleiner Perkins Closes $525 Million New Fund

Venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has closed $525 million for its fifteenth early stage fund to invest in technology, clean tech and life sciences companies.

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South Korea Pension Fund To Invest More In China

GE $250M fund manager: We have a lot of dry powder, looking to invest

Startups, listen up. GE’s nearly two-and-a-half-year-old, $250 million Healthymagination Fund still has a “lot of dry powder” and executives are looking for promising startups to invest in. Noah Lewis, managing director of the Healthymagination Fund, and a colleague were out broadcasting the fund’s capabilities while meeting new companies at the IBF MedTech Investing Conference in Minneapolis ...