- SVG Capital
Infobox Company
company_name = SVG Capital
company_
company_type = Public (lse|SVI)
foundation =1996
location =London , UK
key_people = Nicholas Ferguson, Chairman
Andrew Williams,CEO
industry =Finance
products =
revenue = £59.9 million (2007 )
operating_income = £36.1 million (2007 )
net_income = £152.1 million (2007 )
num_employees =
parent =
subsid =
homepage = [http://www.svgcapital.com www.svgcapital.com]
slogan =
footnotes =SVG Capital (lse|SVI) is a leading British-based
private equity andinvestment management business. It is headquartered inLondon and is a constituent of theFTSE 250 Index .History
The business was established in
1996 to acquire theprivate equity interests of Schroder Venture Group ('SVG'). It was first listed on theLondon Stock Exchange in the same year.In May 2008, SVG Capital announced the sale of ₤102 million of limited partnership interests in six private equity funds to
Lexington Partners and SVG'scollateralized fund obligation vehicle, SVG Diamond. [" [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS60889+08-May-2008+RNS20080508 SVG Capital PLC - Bond launch & sale of assets] ."Reuters , May 8, 2008]Investments
SVG Advisers, the firm's fund management operation, is comprised of SVG Private Equity, which makes investments in private equity funds and to a lesser extent private companies, and SVG Public Equity which invests in listed companies.
SVG Private Equity has utilized
Collateralized Fund Obligation securitizations as part of its "Diamond" program, SVG Diamond (2004 ), SVG Diamond II (2006 ) and SVG Diamond III (2007 ) in order to raise capital for its private equity investments. [ [http://www.svgcapital.com/svgadvisersprivate/svgdiamondprogramme/ SVG Diamond Programme] ] [ [http://www.altassets.net/news/arc/2006/nz8230.php SVG Diamond II raises €500m for private equity investment] ] These vehicles act asfund of funds however are not structured as traditional private equity fund vehicles.SVG Private Equity has significant investments in
private equity fund s managed byPermira , which comprise over half of the firm's portfolio by value. [ [http://www.permira.com/permira/en/pressrelease.jsp?id=30668 Permira] ]References
External links
* [http://www.svgcapital.com SVG Capital] (company website)
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