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...In January, the VC firm Highland Europe closed its new €1bn fund, while last month the London-based software investor Dawn Capital raised $700mn....
...Its flagship vehicle, the Crusader fund, closed to investors in 2008 after suffering losses, triggering battles that are still echoing across American courtrooms....
...Gupta also owns a £19.5m property in Sydney, a £3m estate in Wales, a villa on Dubai’s man-made Palm Jumeirah and the Jahama Highland Estates in Scotland....
...Russian gold producer Petropavlovsk has hired Denis Alexandrov, who resigned from its competitor Highland Gold last week, as its new chief executive. More here....
...But, while it is still early days, the casualty list is far smaller than in 2008 — when nearly 1,500 funds folded, including big names such as Peloton Partners and Highland Capital’s Crusader fund....
...A string of rapid acquisitions, ranging from aluminium smelters in the Highlands of Scotland to steel mills in Australia, have led to him hailed as a rescuer of the industry in those countries....
...But a £124.7m agreement struck last year to buy Green Highland Renewables, a company that owns hydroelectric assets, from the conglomerate came to an end this summer....
...The firm, an affiliate of Highland Capital Partners, said it had raised €463m for its third fund, which has been backed by family offices, pension funds, endowments and the European Investment Fund, an EU...
...GFG’s assets include the UK’s last aluminium smelter in the Scottish Highlands, a steel mill in the US and an Indian car parts maker....
...Landmark deals 2016 Pays £330m for Britain’s last remaining aluminium smelter and two hydroelectric stations in Lochaber, in the Scottish Highlands Greensill’s financial alchemy has created cash today...
...The activist rebellion at the Mr Kipling-cakemaker is led by Oasis Management, a Hong Kong-based hedge fund and backed by Paulson & Co, the US hedge fund....
...He says he was approached following the competition by Dan Nova, a judge and partner at Highland Capital Partners, who led the $16m fundraising round....
...“In order to succeed and seize the technology highland, one has to have friends, partners and alliances.”...
...Qatalyst Partners is acting as exclusive financial adviser to matchesfashion.com and White & Black Ltd is acting as legal adviser....
...Mr Moon has appointed two corporate governance crusaders to take on the chaebol: Kim Sang-jo and Jang Ha-sung....
...Tata Steel workers are currently voting on the company’s proposal to close their £15bn pension fund, as part of a rescue package to keep the rump UK operation’s blast furnaces running until at least 2021...
...Originally a commodities trading house, Liberty has acquired a number of distressed heavy manufacturing assets, including Britain’s last aluminium smelter in the Scottish highlands and several mothballed...
...Nat le Roux, Scotgold chairman, said small mines were the only way to tap substantial mineral resources across the Highlands....
...“The tourism alone will not fund the running of Drumlanrig,” Glen says....
...PhotoBox, whose investors include Highland Capital Partners and Index Ventures, says it is Europe’s largest seller of personalised gifts such as photobooks....
...Bill Gross, the legendary founder of bond fund giant Pimco, did something similar....
...I had a loving family and went to a minor public school (Prior Park College in Bath) so, compared with many people, I had a lot, but I didn’t have a trust fund,” he says....
...PhotoBox, which is backed by Highland Capital Partners and Index Ventures, also settled its dispute with Facebook....
...Photobox, whose investors include venture capital funds Highland Capital Partners and Index Ventures, is aiming to list before the end of June, a person familiar with the situation said....
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