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eNewsletter no. 409 Dear Reader 07 May 2014 The past is past, but the future is forever. We can help shape it for SECA numerous innovative people who look for venture capital. 70 new Swiss enterpreneurs shared a pot of 0,3 billion francs for starters in Venture Capital the year 2012 and 2013. We don't know if not just as many folded Private Equity – Swiss News for lack of capital. When we look at their plans we try to help them succeed, because we beliefe that a bit of seed money may go a Private Equity – Int. News long way. Corporate Finance Mergers & Acquisitions Have a nice week! Management Buyout Maurice Pedergnana Jobs Agenda Zukunftsfonds_Schweiz Editor Langfristanlagen_von_Pensionskassen Toolbox Print Newsletter Send Newsletter to a Friend Download as PDF SECA 2013 European Private Equity Activity report launched today The EVCA today launches the 2013 European Private Equity Activity report, the industry’s most authoritative source on private equity fundraising and investment activity across Europe. With data on more than 1,200 European private equity firms, the 2013 statistics cover 90% of the €555 billion (bn) in capital under management in the European market. This year’s report highlights that: In 2013, total fundraising of €53.6bn was more than twice the volume of 2012 Overall investments in European companies remained stable. More than 5,000 companies were backed in 2013 as in the previous year. Equity investments decreased by 3% to €35.7bn A total of 2,290 European companies were exited representing former equity investments of €33.2bn. 30th SECA Annual General Meeting 5 May 2014, Zunft Stube, Widder Hotel, Zurich Today, the 30th SECA Annual General Meeting will be held. Please find attached the presentation. Furthermore, the SECA Yearbook 2014 is available and will be sent to all members in the next days. To order a book please send us an e-mail to [email protected]. Presentation Report from the president SECA Evening Event: Vom Industrie- zum Beteiligungsgeschäft Dienstag, 13. Mai 2014, Baur au Lac, Zürich „Fred Kindle – meine Erfahrungen im Private Equity“ im Gespräch mit Rolf Friedli, Managing Partner Capvis P.E. Schweiz Die SECA freut sich, dass mit Fred Kindle ein exklusiver Gast für den nächsten SECA Evening Event vom Dienstag, 13. Mai 2014 gewonnen werden konnte. Melden Sie sich sofort an (beschränkte Teilnehmer-Zahl). Abgerundet wird dieser Event durch einen Networking-Apéro im renommierten Baur au Lac Hotels. Zugelassen sind nur SECA Mitglieder. weitere Informationen und Anmeldung 13th SECA Private Equity & Corporate Finance Conference SECA is pleased to give you the first information about this year's Private Equity & Corporate Financen Conference. Save the date! The 13th edition of the annual SECA Conference will take place on Tuesday, 24 June 2014, in the SIX ConventionPoint in Zurich. Key Note Speaker Raffaello D'Andrea, professor of Dynamic Systems and Control, ETH Zurich Please make sure to visit our homepage regularly in order to stay tuned about the most recent news concerning the 13th SECA Private Equity & Corporate Finance Conference! more information and registration Banking & Finance in Indien und China 2014 25. Juli bis 7. August 2014 in Mumbai, Bangalore, Hong Kong, Shanghai und Beijing Die meisten IPO, die grössten Kundenstämme, die höchsten Wachstumsraten: Wer von Indien und China spricht benutzt meistens Superlative. Entwickeln sich Indien und China immer mehr zu einer Supermacht? Erfahren Sie mehr auf unserer Studienreise im Sommer 2014. (Vorzugspreis für SECA Mitglieder). weitere Informationen und Anmeldung Gelegenheit für SECA-Mitglieder und Portfolio-Firmen Wie Sie ggf. der Presse entnehmen konnten, wird das Bosch Power Tools Werk in Solothurn ab 2015 schrittweise geschlossen. THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP wurde mandatiert, einen Käufer zu finden, der das Werk und (Teile der) Belegschaft übernimmt. 30.000 m² moderne, vielseitig nutzbare Produktionsflächen sowie eine hochqualifizierte Belegschaft werden verfügbar. Bei Intresse siehe Anhang. Contact details Venture Capital Ambitious Swiss start-ups Switzerland is an attractive location for young companies, which is why founders with international experience choose to establish their start-up here. Among them is the team of biotech company Sompharmaceuticals, which this week announced the completion of a financing round. Another example is Rookmedia; the start-up based in Thalwil this week bought a US company. Other examples of the ambition of young Swiss companies include Amazee Labs, which has opened an office in the US to serve its international customers over there. And Tengo, a start-up that has developed a multivitamin drink for cats, is already talking about an expansion into the European and American markets in its first press release. Source: Startupticker.ch Anokion secures funding On 05/05/14 it was announced that Anokion SA, a Lausanne, Switzerland-based antigen-specific immune tolerance technology developer has received CHF 33 million in a first round (Series A) of funding. The investment was made by Novartis Venture Fund, Novo A/S, Versant Venture Management LLC and private investors. It’s one of the top ten transactions on the historic transactions list in Switzerland so far for a first round of funding. Source: Zephyr Big Health secures Series A funding from Index Ventures and Forward Partners On 28/04/14 it was announced that Sleepio Ltd (dba Big Health), a London, UK-based online digital sleep improvement platform developer has secured USD 3.3 million in a Series A round of funding for a startup. The participants in the round were Index Venture Management LLP (Index Ventures), Forward Partners Management Company Ltd and a group of angel investors. Source: Zephyr Can Europe’s tech hubs ever be Silicon Valley? Silicon Roundabout stars Eze Vidra of Google Campus, Eileen Burbidge of Passion Capital and Jeff Lynn of Seedrs debate the pros and cons of start-ups in London, Berlin and Tel Aviv vs Silicon Valley. watch now VC-Investor will erfahrene CFOs Hemdsärmelig, unternehmerisch, keine festen Strukturen: Junge Wachstumsunternehmen gelten gemeinhin nicht als das klassische Betätigungsfeld für CFOs. Doch das ist ein Fehler, meint der erfahrene Venture-Capital-Investor Bernhard Schirmers bei FINANCE-TV: „Jedes Start-up braucht einen CFO. Wenn wir einsteigen, installieren wir immer einen – am liebsten erfahrene Industrie-CFOs von außen.“ Auf was sich CFOs, die vom Konzernleben genug haben, bei Start-ups einstellen müssen, was genau ihre Aufgaben sind und an welchem Punkt die meisten Unternehmensgründer spätestens bereuen, keinen guten CFO berufen zu haben, verrät Schirmers im Interview. Quelle: FINANCE-TV. Private Equity – Swiss News Akina promotes Dr Ralf Gleisberg to Partner Ralf Gleisberg joined the company in 2005. He advised on fund investments in France, the Benelux and the Nordic countries and helped defining country strategies. In this function he manages many important relationships in those regions and sits on several advisory boards. Ralf was also instrumental in setting up the portfolio monitoring for Akina advised investment vehicles. Press Release Ambri completes Series C round of funding On 30/04/14 it was announced that Ambri Inc., a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based electric storage battery developer, has raised USD 35 million in a third round of funding (Series C). The round was participated by new investors KLP Enterprises LLC, Pritzker/Vlock family office and Gebäudeversicherung Bern (Building Insurance Bern), and existing investors including Khosla Ventures LLC, Mr William H Gates III (Bill Gates) and Total SA. Source: Zephyr Partners Group Backs Mexico Credit Two months after Partners Group Holding AG bought a majority stake in a Mexican gas pipeline operator, they are capitalizing on unprecedented demand for the nation’s corporate debt. Fermaca Enterprises, owned by Partners Group, sold $550 million of bonds overseas recently. The sale was the seventh first-time offering since August, when President Enrique Pena Nieto proposed changes to the state oil industry that were signed into law four months later. In the same span, only one debut issuer came from Brazil, the biggest developing-nation bond market. Partners Group is seeking to profit from Mexico’s energy industry after the government ended its 76-year-old oil monopoly and from a boom in shale gas, according to the firm’s managing director, Jean Perarnaud. Fermaca, purchased from New York-based hedge fund Ospraie Management LLC for $750 million in February, has a 25-year transportation agreement with state-owned utility Comision Federal de Electricidad. Fermaca, based in Mexico City, sold the bonds due 2038 to yield 6.375 percent. The senior secured amortizing notes, which will have an average maturity of 15 years, are backed by Fermaca assets including pipelines. Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor’s rate the bonds BBB-, the lowest investment grade. Partners Group opens Mumbai office to build out private markets investments in India Partners Group has opened its first Indian office in Mumbai, increasing its total number of offices around the globe to 17. Cyrus Driver, Managing Director, will head the Mumbai office in the business district Worli and continue to build out the firm’s investment activities on the ground. Partners Group is an active investor in Indian private equity, real estate and infrastructure opportunities on behalf of its clients. In 2013, Partners Group made two India-related private equity investments: an investment in global technology support services leader, CSS Corp, which has a large workforce on Indian soil, and an additional investment in a chain of schools. Download press release Private Equity – Int. News Media Monitoring Das grösste Private-Equity-Debakel aller Zeiten Private-Equity-Gründer im Titan-Board Private Equity-Haus sucht Käufer für Minimax Institutionelle planen Umschichtungen in Aktien und Private Equity Ardian kauft Portfolio für 1,3 Mrd. Dollar Der gewagtetste Private-Equity-Deal ... Secondary-Spezialist Ardian kauft GE Capital-Portfolios für 1,3 Mrd. Dollar TA Associates erwirbt Mehrheitsbeteiligung an Bomgar Runtastic und Linemetrics gewinnen UPside award KKR & Co.