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The 55 Most Active Corporate VC Firms Globally
2017-03-15T10:34:56.266927-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/the-55-most-active-corporate-vc-firms-globally-20170315470/
<p>The corporate venture capital ecosystem is expanding far beyond the likes of Google Ventures and Intel Capital. Companies in a range of industries are launching CVC arms, such as aviation companies like JetBlue, and food providers like Tyson Foods, among others.</p>
<p>The number of new corporate venture capital firms making first-time investments reached record levels in 2016. 107 new corporate VC units globally made their first investment in 2016, including funds like Baidu Venture and Sony Innovation Fund.</p>
H Capital, Pacific Securities Lead $273M Series B In Chinese Tourism Startup
2017-01-03T11:25:04.979549-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/h-capital-pacific-securities-lead-273m-series-b-in-chinese-tourism-startup-20170103038/
The investment is marked as a series B+ round in which other investors also participated . These included the Chinese RMB funds and local tourism development funds, such as Shandong Binhai Tourism Development Fund, Jining Cultural Tourism Development Fund and Chongqing Aviation Investment and Tourism Development Fund.
Clairvest Hikes Up Majority Stake In Discovery Air
2016-12-27T15:13:01.724590-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/clairvest-hikes-up-majority-stake-in-discovery-air-20161227881/
Canadian mid-market private equity firm Clairvest Group has acquired additional shares in Discovery Air Inc, a specialty aviation and logistics company headquartered in Etobicoke, Ontario. According to terms of the transaction, Clairvest purchased over four million shares in Discovery Air at $0.20 per share, increasing its majority stake to about 81 percent.
100 Most Exciting Startups In New York City
2016-12-08T10:38:24.503772-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/100-most-exciting-startups-in-new-york-city-20161208215/
A panel of 40 judges, including Business Insider's Henry Blodget and Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, chairman of Spitzer Partners, chose the finalists.
Atomico Leads €10M Series A In Aviation Startup
2016-12-05T17:54:06.398232-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/atomico-leads-10m-series-a-in-aviation-startup-20161205058/
The investment will help bring to market the Lilium Jet, a lightweight commuter aircraft capable of carrying passengers into the heart of towns and cities without the extensive airport infrastructure required by traditional planes or the noise associated with helicopters.
HSBC To Advise On Dubai Airports' $3B Financing
2016-11-02T11:16:28.871296-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hsbc-to-advise-on-dubai-airports-3b-financing-20161102660/
The Government of Dubai has announced plans for an initial $3 billion financing deal to boost capacity at Dubai’s two international airports. Emirates News Agency WAM reports that under the proposed financing arrangement, coordinated by Dubai’s Department of Finance, Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) and Dubai Aviation City Corporation (DACC), the three parties will work jointly to raise financing from various liquidity sources, both conventional and Islamic. HSBC is acting as Financial Advisor.
Thailand Woos Chinese Startups To Invest In High-end Industries
2016-06-28T11:07:09.873668-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/thailand-woos-chinese-startups-to-invest-in-high-end-industries-20160628159/
Thailand is beckoning Chinese start-up companies to invest in the Kingdom in such high-tech industries as information and communications technology, automobiles, aviation and electronics.
How A Chinese Billionaire Grabbed A $260M Stake In Virgin
2016-06-13T14:49:44.494701-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/how-a-chinese-billionaire-grabbed-a-260m-stake-in-virgin-20160613382/
There is lots of serendipity behind Chinese billionaire Song Suowen's strategic purchase of a 20 per cent stake in Virgin Australia for $260 million.
AirAsia Has Had $1B Takeover Offer For Leasing Unit
2016-05-31T15:14:10.629122-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/airasia-has-had-1b-takeover-offer-for-leasing-unit-20160531557/
Asia's largest budget airline AirAsia Bhd has received a $1 billion offer for its aircraft leasing unit, Bloomberg News quoted Chief Executive Tony Fernandes as saying. AirAsia intends to divest the business, Asia Aviation Capital Ltd, at some point, Fernandes told Bloomberg on Monday but added that the offer needs to be discussed further with the board.
Solar Planes Aren't The Green Future Of Air Travel. But Here's What Could Be.
2016-05-09T16:10:06.837108-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/solar-planes-arent-the-green-future-of-air-travel-but-heres-what-could-be-20160509150/
By any standard, the Solar Impulse 2 is a marvel of engineering. This solar-powered plane — currently being flown around the world by Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg — didn't use a drop of kerosene on its epic trip across the Pacific Ocean. It's a real testament to how far solar technology has advanced.
China To Invest $11.9B In Aviation Infrastructure In 2016
2016-05-05T12:50:06.745746-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/china-to-invest-119b-in-aviation-infrastructure-in-2016-20160505889/
China plans to invest 77 billion yuan (USD 11.9 billion) this year in the construction of civil aviation infrastructure, particularly airports, the country's chief civil aviation regulator said.
Cidco Invites Financial Bids For Proposed Navi Mumbai Airport
2016-05-03T12:50:07.035376-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/cidco-invites-financial-bids-for-proposed-navi-mumbai-airport-20160503704/
Three companies — GMR Infrastructure, Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) and Mia Infrastructure — are currently in the fray for the project.
Norwest Equity Invests In West Star Aviation
2016-05-02T17:10:07.344480-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/norwest-equity-invests-in-west-star-aviation-20160502632/
Norwest Equity Partners has invested in West Star Aviation. Financial terms weren’t announced.
Privatization Of The United States Air Traffic Control System Hits Roadblock In The U.S. Senate
2016-05-02T14:50:07.687573-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/privatization-of-the-united-states-air-traffic-control-system-hits-roadblock-in-the-us-senate-20160502596/
Less than a month ago, it seemed clear that privatization was the wave of the future for the United States Air Traffic Control System (“ATC System”). On February 19, 2016, the United States House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure.
Norwest Equity Partners Invests In Business Aviation MRO Leader West Star Aviation
2016-05-02T11:48:10.066293-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/norwest-equity-partners-invests-in-business-aviation-mro-leader-west-star-aviation-20160502552/
Norwest Equity Partners , a leading middle market investment firm founded in 1961, has made a significant investment in West Star Aviation, one of the world's largest and fastest growing independent providers of maintenance, repair and overhaul and related support services to the business aviation industry.
Investor Interest In Space Business Growing
2016-04-14T17:35:54.978352-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/investor-interest-in-space-business-growing-20160414922/
Panelists at the annual Space Symposium organized here by the Space Foundation agreed that 2015 was record-breaking, with $2.7 billion available in investment and debt financing for space ventures. That included about $800 million for startups from venture capital funds and angel investors, according to Chad Anderson, managing director of the 200-member Space Angels Network.
GC Micro Subcontractor To Boeing In $3.2B Aircraft Sale To United Kingdom
2016-04-07T11:23:26.289655-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/gc-micro-subcontractor-to-boeing-in-32b-aircraft-sale-to-united-kingdom-20160407713/
Sonoma County, Minority and Woman-Owned IT Firm to Provide IT Systems and Infrastructure Products and Services
Troubled AirAsia To Reduce Debt By Selling $257M Shares To Founders
2016-04-01T10:13:40.321417-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/troubled-airasia-to-reduce-debt-by-selling-257m-shares-to-founders-20160401520/
Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Bhd has agreed to raise 1 billion ringgit ($257 million) through a share sale to its founders as part of a strategy to cut debt, one day after Reuters reported the company planned to raise funds.
India Plans To Invest $120B In Airport Infrastructure
2016-03-17T19:19:32.066366-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/india-plans-to-invest-120b-in-airport-infrastructure-20160317747/
India is planning to invest over $120 billion in the development of airport infrastructure and aviation navigation services over the next decade, said President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday.
Gold Coast Airport To Spend $300M On Upgrades
2016-03-16T15:30:25.282356-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/gold-coast-airport-to-spend-300m-on-upgrades-20160316656/
Construction is about to begin on a $300 million upgrade of the Gold Coast Airport ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
ICV Sells Consolidated Aviation Services To PE-Owned WFS
2016-03-13T16:00:25.967964-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/icv-sells-consolidated-aviation-services-to-pe-owned-wfs-20160313472/
New York-based ICV Partners has sold Consolidated Aviation Services(CAS) to private equity-owned Worldwide Flight Services (WFS).
LiquidPlanner Raises $2M To Bolster Online Project Management Platform
2016-02-18T17:00:11.079490-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/liquidplanner-raises-2m-to-bolster-online-project-management-platform-20160218203/
LiquidPlanner is raising more cash to continue building its online project management platform. The Seattle startup just reeled in an additional $2 million in funding from existing investors like TVC Capital and angel investors like Geoff Entress.
ADIA Names Ex-GE Exec As Private Equity Chief
2016-01-14T09:54:24.119860-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/adia-names-ex-ge-exec-as-private-equity-chief-20160114541/
<p>Sherwood Dodge will oversee the entire private equity program as the sovereign fund continues to insource. Sherwood Dodge, a former GE executive, will join the estimated $770 billion sovereign fund immediately, ADIA said. In his new position, Dodge will oversee the private equity program—including mandates in private equity funds, primary and secondary investments, and private credit—and make investment recommendations to the investment committee.</p>
HNA Group's Bohai Leasing Completes Acquisition Of Avolon
2016-01-11T16:27:06.997466-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hna-groups-bohai-leasing-completes-acquisition-of-avolon-20160111374/
<p style="line-height: 20.8px;">An entity majority owned by Chinese conglomerate HNA Group has completed the acquisition of Dublin-based aircraft leasing and management services provider Avolon at an enterprise value of approximately US$7.6 billion, according to an announcement.</p>
China Aims Large With New Aviation Infrastructure
2016-01-11T13:38:39.613729-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/china-aims-large-with-new-aviation-infrastructure-20160111339/
According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, China will invest about US$11.7 billion this year in the construction of civil aviation infrastructure.
BA Blames UK Government For Scrapping Of £340m Green Fuels Project
2016-01-06T17:54:42.443934-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/ba-blames-uk-government-for-scrapping-of-340m-green-fuels-project-20160106163/
Groundbreaking plan to turn London’s rubbish into green jet fuel has been abandoned due to a lack of UK government support, airline says.
Saudi Arabia To Privatise Jeddah, Dammam Airports In 2017
2016-01-06T17:34:22.052706-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/saudi-arabia-to-privatise-jeddah-dammam-airports-in-2017-20160106153/
The kingdom is seeking ways to support state finances following the sustained slump in oil prices.
Airports Corporation of Vietnam raises over $49 mln in IPO
2015-12-11T15:30:30.899702-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/airports-corporation-of-vietnam-raises-over-49-mln-in-ipo-20151211949/
Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) raised over 1.11 trillion VND or 49.6 million USD in its initial public offering (IPO) at the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) on December 10.
Airports: One Gateway to the Listed Infrastructure Opportunity
2015-12-01T13:25:42.945159-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/airports-one-gateway-to-the-listed-infrastructure-opportunity-20151201368/
One important sector within the infrastructure opportunity is an area with which few investors in the U.S. are familiar: airports. In the U.S., nearly all commercial airports are owned and operated by the government. However, beyond the borders lie opportunities for investors to gain access to airports and their unique mix of potential revenue growth and stability.
Mohammed launches Dh50bn Dubai Clean Energy Strategy
2015-11-30T13:24:16.634099-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/mohammed-launches-dh50bn-dubai-clean-energy-strategy-20151130290/
<span style="line-height: 18.9091px;">His Highness Sheikh Mohammed during the inauguration of the second phase of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park at Al Marmum area in Dubai. The solar park is considered as the largest of its kind in the world.</span>
Infrastructure Development Bank Gets U.S.$20M Shot in the Arm
2015-11-30T13:16:42.471080-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/infrastructure-development-bank-gets-us20m-shot-in-the-arm-20151130286/
The Infrastructure Development Bank will be recapitalised to the tune of $20 million in 2016 as part of Government's efforts to enhance the bank's capacity to play a role in infrastructure development.
Holiday Inn in downtown Miami sells for $65 million
2015-11-24T17:53:06.088642-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/holiday-inn-in-downtown-miami-sells-for-65-million-20151124097/
<span style="line-height: 18.9091px;">A Holiday Inn in downtown Miami sold Friday for $65 million — and the developers behind the deal plan to tear down the 10-story hotel and build a 77-story mixed-use tower in its place.</span>
GVK, Hindustan upbeat on Modi's infrastructure push
2015-11-24T15:34:49.126789-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/gvk-hindustan-upbeat-on-modis-infrastructure-push-20151124049/
The company is involved in two airport projects in Indonesia, but the jewels in its crown are definitely in India, where GVK operates the airports in two of the biggest cities in the country: Mumbai and Bangalore.
Tata Steel Gets Green Nod For Sand Mining In West Bengal
2015-11-16T12:04:45.291978-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/tata-steel-gets-green-nod-for-sand-mining-in-west-bengal-20151116472/
Tata Steel has received green clearance for mining of mineral sand, used in coal production, from the riverbed of Gowai in Purulia district, West Bengal with a proposed production capacity of 0.2 million tonnes per annum.
Drone Photography Sweeps Over Charlotte's Commercial Real Estate Scene
2015-11-09T10:47:42.770776-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/drone-photography-sweeps-over-charlottes-commercial-real-estate-scene-20151109025/
<p>As fast-moving technology and regulations continue to sweep the drone field, real estate photography companies are scrambling to keep up. Like Harwell, more companies specializing in commercial real estate photography are moving to get compliant with the FAA’s regulations allowing commercial use of drones.</p>
Oil prices flat in Asia on US data and supply concerns
2015-11-04T16:30:08.795892-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/oil-prices-flat-in-asia-on-us-data-and-supply-concerns-20151104816/
Oil prices were flat in Asia Wednesday as investors weighed US petroleum industry data showing a build-up in crude stockpiles and news that shipments from a Libyan port were halted due to tensions.
Bring the mojo back to the IPO market
2015-11-02T15:53:52.191737-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/bring-the-mojo-back-to-the-ipo-market-20151102626/
November 02, 2015 5:00 AMOne blot marred the Singapore Exchange's report card when it turned in a sterling set of quarterly results recently - a lack of decent- sized initial public offerings (IPOs).
Midwest Start-Up Achieves Rare $1 Billion Valuation
2015-10-27T14:48:29.058058-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/midwest-start-up-achieves-rare-1-billion-valuation-20151027377/
Uptake, a Chicago-based start-up that helps companies analyze data, upends the stereotype of such so-called unicorns: It is profitable and based outside Silicon Valley.
Inventor Creates Drone To Spread Predatory Insects Over Farmland
2015-10-26T15:14:44.186980-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/inventor-creates-drone-to-spread-predatory-insects-over-farmland-20151026278/
A former Queensland strawberry farmer turned inventor uses drones to spread predatory insects over farmland so they can kill pests that would otherwise eat crops.
Brazil’s beer baron: The billionaire behind the AB InBev-SABMiller mega-deal
2015-10-19T17:45:40.755356-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/brazils-beer-baron-the-billionaire-behind-the-ab-inbev-sabmiller-mega-deal-financial-post-20151019940/
The journey that would make Jorge Lemann the global king of beer began in 1989, with the purchase of the Brazilian beer manufacturer Brahma....
India’s IndiGo Airlines Seeks to Raise Up to $500 Million in IPO
2015-10-19T17:11:45.148921-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/indias-indigo-airlines-seeks-to-raise-up-to-500-million-in-ipo-20151019929/
Rising incomes in India have helped budget carrier IndiGo find a market and now it is seeking an initial public offering to propel its growth in what has been a challenged airline sector in the country. -Dennis Schaal
The World’s First Drone Airport Is Set To Land In Rwanda
2015-10-19T12:24:06.827481-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/the-worlds-first-drone-airport-is-set-to-land-in-rwanda-20151019869/
Designed to be cheap and robust, the drones will reach remote areas not accessible by road to provide medical supplies and goods.
ATL and PSP Investments provide over $250 mln to SKY Leasing
2015-10-15T17:07:24.086973-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/atl-and-psp-investments-provide-over-250-mln-to-sky-leasing-20151015735/
DUBLIN, IRELAND, October 15, 2015 â ATL Partners (âATLâ), a leading aerospace and transportation focused private equity firm, announced today that it is partnering with the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (âPSP Investmentsâ), one of Canadaâs largest pension investment managers, to form SKY Leasing. As part of the transaction, SKY Leasing will acquire certain assets of Sky Holding Company (âSHCâ) controlled by leasing industry veteran Richard Wiley. Mr. Wiley and other key members of SHC management will form the leadership team of SKY Leasing. With headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, and ancillary operations in San Francisco, California, SKY Leasing has over...
Apollo Aviation Raises $833M For Third Investment Fund
2015-10-08T17:35:09.711508-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/apollo-aviation-raises-833m-for-third-investment-fund-20151008330/
Multi-strategy aviation investment company Apollo Aviation Group has raised $833 million for its third new aviation-related fund. The new vehicle, named SASOF III, is an institutionally-focused commingled private equity fund. Capital committed was well in excess of the company’s $750 million target and follows 2010 vintage SASOF I and 2013 vintage SASOF II, which raised $213 million and $593 million, respectively. The new fund’s investors include a broad group of sophisticated governmental plans, insurance companies, fund of funds, endowments and others. “As our largest fund yet, SASOF III is a testament to the success of our strategy and...
GE to Sell Corporate Aircraft Financing Portfolio to Global Jet Capital
2015-10-05T15:36:47.475029-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/ge-to-sell-corporate-aircraft-financing-portfolio-to-global-jet-capital-20151005031/
Carlyle executives share their views and expertise on a range of investment, public policy and economic matters through podcasts, op-eds, policy papers, TV interviews, speeches and presentations. We believe that being a good corporate citizen is good business practice and creates long-term value for our investors. “We are excited to sell our Corporate Air portfolio to Global Jet Capital, an up-and-coming player in the corporate aircraft space,” said Keith Sherin, GE Capital chairman and CEO. The Corporate Air portfolio includes loans and leases as well as more than 300 fixed-wing aircraft across the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Latin America. Global...
Bombardier Exploring Business Unit Sales To Raise Cash to Fund CSeries Jet
2015-10-02T11:02:32.269222-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/bombardier-exploring-business-unit-sales-to-raise-cash-to-fund-cseries-jet-20151002893/
Bombardier is considering selling a stake in any of its multiple business units in order to finance the completion of its CSeries jet, a decision that may lead to private equity involvement in the Montreal-based conglomerate. The company had previously suggested it would be willing to sell a stake in its rail unit. Now, it has hired investment bankers to explore other options and is reportedly willing to consider a wide range of alternatives, including full or partial sales of business lines, bringing in private equity investors, or forming joint ventures. Bombardier hopes to close on a financing arrangement, potentially...
Excitement Of India Infrastructure Investors Dampened By Unfavourable Business Environment
2015-09-25T16:50:30.357394-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/excitement-of-india-infrastructure-investors-dampened-by-unfavourable-business-environment-20150925546/
Potential partners for $75 billion India infrastructure fund face a number of hurdles in ensuring they receive a return for their investment.
BBA Aviation to Buy Landmark Aviation for $2.1 Billion
2015-09-24T16:29:50.443744-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/bba-aviation-to-buy-landmark-aviation-for-21-billion-20150924493/
The British aircraft support services provider has agreed to acquire Landmark from the private equity giant the Carlyle Group.
Drones Set To Take Off Over Farm Fields
2015-09-24T15:37:13.973065-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/drones-set-to-take-off-over-farm-fields-20150924475/
Agriculture could account for 80% of all commercial drone use as the technology matures and gains acceptance from farmers.
Civil aviation growth an opportunity for private infrastructure investment
2015-09-23T20:06:58.576412-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/civil-aviation-growth-an-opportunity-for-private-infrastructure-investment-20150923434/
VietNamNet Bridge – With funding needs rising commensurately with the rapid growth of Viet Nam's aviation industry, there is an opportunity for private sector participation in developing air infrastructure.
India's Billionaires Want Their Own Airport
2015-09-23T12:50:17.882764-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/indias-billionaires-want-their-own-airport-20150923393/
As Airbus Opens U.S. Factory, CEO Sees Plane Output Soaring
2015-09-15T12:44:54.817791-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/as-airbus-opens-us-factory-ceo-sees-plane-output-soaring-20150915933/
Airbus Group SA opened its first jetliner factory on U.S. soil on Monday and does not anticipate taking a hit to aircraft orders from the economic slowdown in China, Chief Executive Tom Enders said.
3i Group's US head moves to Bain
2015-09-15T11:25:38.977724-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/3i-groups-us-head-moves-to-bain-20150915146/
UK firm has been active in US private equity, with about $450 million invested in three companies over the past two years
Carlyle looks to sell Landmark Aviation for US$1.7 billion
2015-09-01T18:32:13.292784-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/carlyle-looks-to-sell-landmark-aviation-for-us17-billion-20150901586/
Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP has been exploring a sale of aircraft leasing and maintenance company Landmark Aviation for as much as US$1.7 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
This startup can grow metal like a tree, and it’s about to hit the big time
2015-08-27T06:00:07.592732-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/this-startup-can-grow-metal-like-a-tree-and-its-about-to-hit-the-big-time-20150827339/
A little known Seattle startup could do for metal what 3D printing is doing for other materials like plastic.
Flying Robots Replace Oil Roughnecks
2015-08-24T12:14:18.993791-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/flying-robots-replace-oil-roughnecks-bloomberg-business-20150824090/
Oil rig inspection is a dangerous business. Increasingly the industry has found that swapping abseiling humans for small drones equipped with high-definition and thermal cameras can save time, cut costs and improve safety.
Carbon3D Raises $100 Million to Make 3-D Printing Speedy
2015-08-21T11:06:20.163017-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/carbon3d-raises-100-million-to-make-3-d-printing-speedy-20150821041/
3-D printing technology firms have long promised to make manufacturing efficient in every way. One Redwood City, Calif.-based startup, Carbon3D Inc., is taking aim at that market with a fresh $100 million in Series C funding led by Google Ventures.
Aviation Investors Target Oil Rich Northern Kenya With New Low-Cost Airlines
2015-08-20T16:34:12.649398-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/aviation-investors-target-oil-rich-northern-kenya-with-new-low-cost-airlines-20150820005/
A number of local and foreign aviation sector investors are setting up low-cost airlines to serve oil rich Northern Kenya that for decades has been cut off from the rest of the country due to underdeveloped infrastructure. In the last one year there airlines have been licensed to serves the region that includes Turkana, Lodwar, Wajir and Mandera The post Aviation Investors Target Oil Rich Northern Kenya With New Low-Cost Airlines appeared first on AFKInsider.
Amazon boss says Jeremy Clarkson's Top Gear follow-on show 'expensive but worth it'
2015-08-17T19:25:31.172071-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/amazon-boss-says-jeremy-clarksons-top-gear-follow-on-show-expensive-but-worth-it-20150817756/
Multibillionaire says new Jeremy Clarkson show will be ‘very, very, very expensive’ and says UK could be early-adopter of drone-delivered parcelsThe Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, has admitted it will be “very, very, very expensive” to launch a new motoring show with Jeremy Clarkson and his Top Gear co-stars after signing up the controversial trio in a multimillion-pound deal following their departure from the BBC.The billionaire tech entrepreneur said viewers were enjoying a golden era of television and that the new Clarkson series would be a global success. Continue reading...
UAE '1st in world' in Air Transport Infrastructure
2015-05-29T08:01:09.304722-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/uae-1st-in-world-in-air-transport-infrastructure-20150529213/
The UAE has ranked first globally in Quality of Air Transport Infrastructure, according to a major annual report by the Swiss-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD) The World ...
Steve Cohen’s Family Office, Point72, Hires Chief of Strategy
2015-04-28T11:03:51.470033-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/steve-cohens-family-office-point72-hires-chief-of-strategy-20150428898/
"Steve Cohen’s family office, Point72 Asset Management, has hired Michael Zea as chief of strategy. Zea will lead Point72’s exploration of new investment areas for deploying the family office’s surplus capital. Prior to Point72, Zea worked as executive vice president at Aimia Inc, a data-driven marketing analytics company. Prior to Aimia, he was a partner at McKinsey & Co."
KKR Nears $2B Deal for Air Medical
2015-03-10T20:32:37.253582-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/kkr-nears-2b-deal-for-air-medical-20150310418/
KKR & Co LP (KKR.N) is in advanced talks to acquire Air Medical Group Holdings Inc in a deal that could value the U.S. helicopter ambulance company at around $2 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter...
U.S. Businesses Brace for Oil Investment Downturn
2015-02-12T22:05:29.708631-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/us-businesses-brace-for-oil-investment-downturn-20150212261/
Oil drills are pictured in the Kern River oil field in Bakersfield, California November 9, 2014. Oil and gas producers accounted for almost $1 in every $8 of new business investment in the U.S. econo...
Pilotless Aircraft Will Play a Critical Role in Precision Agriculture
2015-01-29T16:38:11.984044-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/pilotless-aircraft-will-play-a-critical-role-in-precision-agriculture-20150129176/
Comparing an unmanned aerial vehicle to a magnetic resonance imaging machine may seem odd, but that is how the director of the Mississippi State University Geosystems Research Institute sees it....
FAA Grants Permits for Real Estate Drones
2015-01-08T11:49:37.267272-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/faa-grants-permits-for-real-estate-drones-20150108033/
The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday issued permits to use drones to monitor crops and photograph properties for sale, marking the first time permission has been granted t...
FAA Allows First Real Estate Company to Use Drones for Aerial Photography
2015-01-06T21:18:02.832685-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/faa-allows-first-real-estate-company-to-use-drones-for-aerial-photography-20150106018/
Trudeau, the FAA today announced, is authorized “to fly a Phantom 2 Vision+ quadcopter to enhance academic community awareness and augment real estate listing videos.” The Vision+ is currently the to...
SpiceJet Presents Revival Plan to Government
2014-12-24T14:04:28.374937-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/spicejet-presents-revival-plan-to-government-20141224944/
SpiceJet has already presented a revival plan to the Civil Aviation Ministry, which will now discuss it with other stake holders like the oil companies and banks," the sources said here....
DigitalTangible Launches Industry First: Bitcoin4Gold Service
2014-11-13T13:12:59.317287-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/digitaltangible-launches-industry-first-bitcoin4gold-service-20141113665/
Gold investors seeking shelter from the lowest gold prices since 2009 are looking for alternatives. Bitcoin, although still volatile, shows ongoing promise as an emerging store of value that was on...
Government to Blame for UK's Infrastructure Crumbling
2014-11-04T16:00:11.773861-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/government-to-blame-for-uks-infrastructure-crumbling-20141104577/
Britain's crumbling infrastructure network has simultaneously come under attack from two major business organisations in separate reports criticising the nation’s road, rail and aviation links ...
A Heavy Day for Oil and Gas: Total CEO Killed in Plane Crash
2014-10-21T17:32:06.211850-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/a-heavy-day-for-oil-and-gas-total-ceo-killed-in-plane-crash-20141021445/
French prime minister Manuel Valls paid tribute to a "great industry
captain and patriot" after Christophe de Margerie, the chief executive
of oil and gas giant Total, was killed in a plane cra...
Drive Capital Leads $12M Funding For Wisconsin Mobile Software Company
2014-10-08T16:15:14.505846-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/drive-capital-leads-12m-funding-for-wisconsin-mobile-software-company-20141008353/
The deal is the biggest Drive has done since raising its $250 million fund earlier this year and represents its second investment in a Wisconsin company, Olsen said. Drive's first Wisconsin investment was in Aver Informatics, which moved to Columbus, Ohio, shortly after being funded. Comply365 plans to stay in Beloit, said Kerry Frank, chief executive officer and co-founder.
Private Equity Finds New Middle East Deals
2014-10-02T15:48:54.385976-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/private-equity-finds-new-middle-east-deals-20141002300/
The flurry of investments follows a revival of the Middle East economy because of strong oil prices and increased government spending. It also represents a thank-you of sorts from buyout firms. Black...
Billionaire Maran’s SpiceJet Shrinks to Grow
2014-09-18T16:14:22.315904-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/billionaire-marans-spicejet-shrinks-to-grow-20140918123/
SpiceJet, majority owned by billionaire Kalanithi Maran,
has this year offered fares as low as $8 to fill seats that
would have otherwise gone empty, boosting its own occupancy and
forcing competitor...
Britain, Unlike Mexico, is Resorting to 'Quick Fix' Infrastructure Solutions
2014-09-09T16:03:53.861734-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/britain-unlike-mexico-is-resorting-to-quick-fix-infrastructure-solutions-20140909992/
At a celebratory lunch in Mexico City last week, Lord Norman Foster was taken by surprise by one particular topic of conversation....
Virgin Raises Private-Equity Cash to Keep Qantas Pressure
2014-08-29T12:24:56.312364-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/virgin-raises-private-equity-cash-to-keep-qantas-pressure-20140829831/
Affinity Equity Partners will buy a 35 percent stake in the
Velocity loyalty program, giving the entire unit an enterprise
value of A$960 million, Brisbane-based Virgin said in a
statement today. Gro...
Eirtech Finalized Multi-Million Euro Deal with Private Equity Group Vance Street
2014-07-24T14:26:24.009041-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/eirtech-finalized-multi-million-euro-deal-with-private-equity-group-vance-street-20140724437/
Shannon aviation firm Eirtech is understood to have finalised a multi-million euro deal with US private equity group Vance Street Capital as the Irish business seeks to expand....
GE Sees Profit Rise 13%, Eyes Retail Finance IPO By End Of July
2014-07-23T11:37:13.066135-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/8404-ge-sees-profit-rise-13-eyes-retail-finance-ipo-by-end-of-july-20140723404/
General Electric might be a massive conglomerate with operations in fields ranging from aviation to banking, but the release of its second quarter earnings results Friday morning reveal its commitmen...
Logistics investment venture in China receives USD588m
2014-07-15T12:27:39.166792-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/8336-logistics-investment-venture-in-china-receives-usd588m-20140715336/
Prologis China Logistics Venture, an investment vehicle launched by US logistics operator Prologis Inc, has received additional USD588m investments. The new commitment came from HIP China Logistics Investments Ltd, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Council, which committed USD500m, and from Prologis itself, which contributed USD88m.
Elon Musk's Futuristic Spaceport Is Coming to Texas
2014-07-13T11:53:04.088522-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/8291-elon-musks-futuristic-spaceport-is-coming-to-texas-20140713291/
This week the Federal Aviation Administration signed off on SpaceX’s plan to build a spaceport in South Texas. Everyone should be excited about this, because Musk wants to construct the kind of space...
SIC approves up to $10 million for venture fund
2014-06-13T10:10:55.260123-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/7864-sic-approves-up-to-10-million-for-venture-fund-20140613864/
Utah-headquartered Epic, which operates a local office in New Mexico, is raising its fifth fund with an initial target of $75 million. The SIC approved an investment of up to $10 million, or a maximum of 10 percent of the final value of the fund, at the end of May.
Rolls-Royce Sells Energy Arm to Siemens in £1B Deal
2014-05-15T11:01:52.160883-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/7362-rolls-royce-sells-energy-arm-to-siemens-in-1b-deal-20140515362/
Rolls-Royce has agreed to sell in its gas turbine and compressor energy
business to Siemens in a PS1bn deal....
Qatar's sovereign wealth fund takes full control of Qatar Airways
2014-05-07T14:51:44.241505-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/7177-qatars-sovereign-wealth-fund-takes-full-control-of-qatar-airways-20140507177/
Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has bought the stakes in its national airline owned by a former prime minister and other shareholders, making Qatar Airways a fully government-owned entity, the carrier'...
Novel Material Coating Technique Imitates Nature's Hydrophobic Lotus Effect
2014-04-22T13:50:19.052522-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/6888-novel-material-coating-technique-imitates-natures-hydrophobic-lotus-effect-20140422888/
Of late, engineers have been paying more and more attention to nature's efficiencies, such as the Lotus effect, and studying its behavior in order to make advances in technology. As one example, lear...
Rising Volume for Finished, 3D Printed Metal Parts
2014-04-21T15:43:52.140308-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/6853-rising-volume-for-finished-3d-printed-metal-parts-20140421853/
Manufacturers like Ford Motor Co., Airbus, Boeing, GE Aviation continue to be high-volume buyers of metalcastings – but each one (and many others like them) has confirmed their own activity in additive manufacturing (or 3D printing.) The 3D-printed parts are not replacing castings — not yet in any case — but OEMs’ rate of progress in developing, implementing, and commercializing these in-house design and manufacturing efforts cannot be overlooked.
Credit Suisse Expects Chinese Buyers to Invest $44 Million in Australian Real Estate over Next 7 Years
2014-03-10T14:24:54.356693-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/6207-credit-suisse-expects-chinese-buyers-to-invest-44-million-in-australian-real-estate-over-next-7-years-20140310207/
Chinese investors and newly arrived immigrants have spent about $24 billion on Australian property over the past seven years.
Why Securities Regulators Should Consider Adopting Lessons from Commercial Aviation
2014-02-28T09:30:44.627064-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/6020-why-securities-regulators-should-consider-adopting-lessons-from-commercial-aviation-20140228020/
If the assumptions underlying the rules that govern the National Market System (“NMS”)
are not correct—and I think that they are, if not wrong, at least unproven—then the NMS Rules
themselves may be wrong, which is to say, damaging to the interests of investors, both retail and
institutional.
Virgin America Picks Barclays, Deutsche Bank to Lead Its IPO
2014-02-12T12:49:32.755676-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/5686-virgin-america-picks-barclays-deutsche-bank-to-lead-its-ipo-20140212686/
Virgin America, the California-based airline backed by billionaire Sir Richard Branson, is planning to go public this year now that the air carrier has two consecutive profitable quarters behind it.
GVK Group in Initial Stage of Investment by IDFC Private Equity
2014-02-06T11:41:34.866824-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/5525-gvk-group-in-initial-stage-of-investment-by-idfc-private-equity-20140206525/
MUMBAI: A group of investors led by IDFC Private Equity is in initial talks with the Reddys of the GVK Group to buy a significant minority stake in its airports business for $400 million (Rs 2,500...
ISE launches dedicated aviation finance exchange - Financial Services News | Business News | The Irish Times - Mon, Jan 20, 2014
2014-01-27T13:57:20.963930-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/5275-ise-launches-dedicated-aviation-finance-exchange-financial-services-news-business-news-the-irish-times-mon-jan-20-2014-20140127275/
Initiative will build on Ireland’s reputation as the leading global centre for aviation finance ...
Cead mile failte - Welcome to the home of aviation finance
2014-01-27T13:56:09.153984-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/5273-cead-mile-failte-welcome-to-the-home-of-aviation-finance-20140127273/
The Celtic Phoenix rising from the ashes of the Celtic Tiger's funeral pyre....
Trendy New Ways to Photograph Real Estate
2014-01-24T18:24:46.278874-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/5233-trendy-new-ways-to-photograph-real-estate-20140124233/
Users hope to stay off FAA’s radar screen pending new rules....
Aviation giants plow big money into pension funds
2014-01-24T15:48:42.852392-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/aviation-giants-plow-big-money-into-pension-funds-1-20140124209/
Two aviation companies are set to put hundreds of millions of dollars into their pension funds this year and one said it contributed billions last year.
Commerz Real Picks Up $174M Office Project for Real Estate Fund in Germany
2014-01-20T10:58:30.187910-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/5062-commerz-real-picks-up-174m-office-project-for-real-estate-fund-in-germany-20140120062/
Commerz Real has signed an acquisition agreement for a 230-square-foot office space in Cologne, Germany’s fourth largest city, for $174 million on behalf of its open-ended real estate fund....
Lansdowne Rides Airline Bet to Top Europe Hedge-Fund List
2014-01-10T10:56:27.690692-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/4866-lansdowne-rides-airline-bet-to-top-europe-hedge-fund-list-20140110866/
On Oct. 11, the U.K. government sold a majority stake in Royal Mail Plc, the British postal service, in an initial public offering. Interest from both retail and institutional investors was strong. Wh...
Shifting tides in private equity
2014-01-06T12:48:45.413381-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/4692-shifting-tides-in-private-equity-20140106692/
Aviation continues to attract private equity, but tough competition is pushing investors towards more niche assets. Joanna Vickers investigates where private equity is turning to make its returns....
Textron Combats Jet Slump With Buyout of Beechcraft
2013-12-27T14:46:42.362113-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/4282-textron-combats-jet-slump-with-buyout-of-beechcraft-20131227282/
Textron Inc., the manufacturer of Cessna aircraft, will boost its lineup of propeller-driven aircraft after reaching a deal to buy Beechcraft Corp. for $1.4 billion, as it seeks to counter a slump in ...
Carlyle Group Portfolio Company Paradigm Precision Completes Acquisition of Eight Manufacturing Facilities from Unison Engine Components
2013-12-03T14:37:22.927586-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/carlyle-group-portfolio-company-paradigm-precision-completes-acquisition-of-eight-manufacturing-facilities-from-unison-engine-components-20131203339/
Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) today announced that Dynamic Precision Group, operating under the market-facing name Paradigm Precision, a DPG Company, has closed its ...
Value-Add Real Estate Appears More Attractive than Core Real Estate, According to CenterSquare - Yahoo Finance
2013-11-18T19:38:17.502101-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/3074-value-add-real-estate-appears-more-attractive-than-core-real-estate-according-to-centersquare-yahoo-finance-20131118074/
From Yahoo Finance: PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Nov. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Value-add real estate, which are properties exhibiting marginal operational or physical challenges, offer better total return p...
KKR Buys Weststar Aviation Stake in First Malaysian Foray
2013-10-10T12:25:47.851877-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/1976-kkr-buys-weststar-aviation-stake-in-first-malaysian-foray-20131010976/
KKR & Co., the private-equity firm run by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, agreed to buy a stake in Weststar Aviation Services Sdn. for 642 million ringgit ($200 million), marking the firm’s first inv...
Future Fund says infrastructure assets not in bubble territory
2013-08-26T12:49:15.748998-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/1415-future-fund-says-infrastructure-assets-not-in-bubble-territory-20130826415/
The $85 billion Future Fund has defended the price it paid for a stake in Perth Airport and dismissed concerns that infrastructure assets are in bubble territory....