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Red Rocks Capital: Liquid Private Equity Outpaces Major Market Indices [Professional Services Close - Up](Professional Services Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Red Rocks Capital, an asset management firm specializing in private equity (PE) investing, announced that its Red Rocks Capital Global Listed Private Equity Index (GLPE) returned 30.02 percent per year, vs. 21.14 percent per year for the S&P 500 for the five years ending March 31. According to a release, the GLPE Index is the largest, most widely followed private equity index, with more than $500 million in ETF tracking assets, and was the first U.S.-based investable index to monitor global listed private equity companies. Constituents of the Red Rocks Capital Global Listed Private Equity Index (GLPE) reported significant deal activity during the first quarter of 2014, the company said, driving continued Index growth and outperformance of major market and alternative asset indices. Exits continued to be a major theme throughout the quarter, with the announcement of completion or of a number of large realizations by GLPE constituent firms. Onex, one of the largest weightings within the GLPE Index, was particularly active, announcing sales of The Warranty Group for $1.5B and Gates Global for $5.5B - one of the largest buyouts of the year. Private equity activity in the first quarter increased vs. 2013, with buyout investment across North America up 50 percent while fundraising reached a post-crisis high of $95 billion. "The exit environment has been a consistent driver of recent private equity performance as strategic sales and IPOs in the US and Europe have resulted in significant distributions to investors," said Mike Trihy, manager of the GLPE Index at Red Rocks Capital. "Recent successful deals have been a key reason that PE firms have been able to raise capital for new funds. We believe that as long as global markets remain relatively calm, the managers of GLPE constituents will continue to exit mature holdings within their portfolios and selectively deploy dry powder as they see opportunities in certain market segments." Red Rocks Capital is an asset management firm specializing in listed private equity securities. More information: www.redrockscapital.com or call 303-679-8252 ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) .HEADLINE-Research and Markets Adds Report: Gesture Recognition in Consumer Electronics Market 2013 - 2018.SUBJECTCODE04006003.TEXTResearch and Markets has announced the addition of the "Gesture Recognition in Consumer Electronics Market (2013 - 2018)" report to its offerings.In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include:The global gesture recognition market had revenues of around $243m in 2012 and this is expected to increase to around $2740 m in 2018.Gesture recognition is a technology of interpreting human gestures to perform computational and consequent mechanical tasks by the use of sensing technologies and mathematical algorithms. Technologies such as infrared, ultrasound, capacitive and electric field sensing are commonly used in different electronic devices to detect gestures.Gesture recognition is inherently more useful in consumer electronics as this industry produces products which have maximum interaction capabilities with humans on a day to day basis.The market has been segmented into geographical areas such as North America, Europe, Asia, and Rest of the World. Market size and forecasts are provided for each of these regions. A detailed qualitative analysis of the factors responsible for driving and restraining growth of the gesture recognition market in consumer electronics and future opportunities are provided in the report.Competitive landscape for each of the product types is highlighted and market players are profiled with attributes of company overviews, financial overviews, business strategies, product portfolio's and recent developments. Market shares of the key players for 2012 are provided and the prominent players profiled in this report are Elliptic Labs, Microsoft Corp, Sony Corp, Gesturetek and others.ScopeProducts-Smartphones-Gaming Devices-Laptops- Television-Set Top BoxTechnology-Interactive Displays-Capacitive-IR- Ultrasonic-Electric Field-Image Sensor-MEMSKey Topics Covered:- Global Gesture Recognition Market Overview-Executive Summary-Global Gesture Recognition Market Landscape-Global Gesture Recognition Market Forces-Global Gesture Recognition Market - Strategic Analysis- Types of Gesture Recognition-Global Gesture Recognition Market - By Products-Global Gesture Recognition in Consumer Electronics Market - By Technology-Global Gesture Recognition in Consumer Electronics Market-Geographic Analysis-Market Entropy-Investment Opportunities- Company Profiles-Cognivue Corp-Cross Match Technologies-Disney- Elliptic Labs-Eyesight Tech-Fluid Motion-Gestsure Technologies- Gesturetek-H2i Technologies-Intel-Leap Motion-Microchip Technologies- Microsoft Corp-Movea SA-Oblong Industries-Omek Interactive- Pointgrab-Qualcomm Inc-Reactrix-Samsung Electronics-Softkinetic- Sony Corp-Texas Instruments-Texas Instruments-Thalmic LabsMore Information:www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cp82wt/ gesture((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])).HEADLINE-Research and Markets Adds Report: Global Infusion Pumps & Accessories (Volumetric, Syringe, Enteral, Insulin, Implantable, PCA Pump) Market 2014- 2018.SUBJECTCODE04006003.TEXTResearch and Markets has announced the addition of the "Infusion Pumps & Accessories Market by Product, Application & by End-user - Global Forecasts to 2018" report to its offerings.In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include:The infusion pumps market is expected to grow at a moderate CAGR from 2013 to 2018 due to factors such as increasing chronic diseases, rising applications of infusion products in home care, and favorable reimbursement coverage for the use of infusion products. Despite of these growth factors, the increasing errors with use of infusion pumps and rising pressures to meet with stringent regulatory requirements may hamper the growth of this market to a certain extent.The global market is segmented on the basis of product types, applications, end users, and geographies. Based on the type of product, the market is further segmented into devices (pumps) and accessories/disposables. The accessories/ disposables are further segmented into dedicated disposables and non- dedicated disposables. Depending on the application area, the market is classified into diabetes, chemotherapy/oncology, gastroenterology, hematology, analgesia/pain management, pediatrics/ neonatology, and others. Based on end users, the market is categorized into hospitals, home care, and others. The overall market is further divided into four major geographies, namely North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Rest of the World (RoW). These regions are further analyzed at the country level.In 2013, the volumetric infusion pumps segment commanded the largest share of the global market and is expected to grow with moderate CAGR in next five years. The increasing applications and acceptance of insulin infusion pumps, patient controlled analgesia pumps, and implantable infusion pumps is expected to push the growth of these segments at a strong CAGR during the forecast period of 2013 to 2018.North America dominated the infusion pumps market in 2013, accounting for a share of around 40 percent to 45 percent. However, the developed geographies like North America and Europe are likely to grow at lower CAGRs than the Asia-Pacific and RoW markets. The growing economical condition, increasing healthcare expenditures, and rising adoption of newer technologies in the Asia-Pacific region will drive the market in this region.ScopeProduct-Volumetric-Syringe-Enteral- Insulin-Implantable-PCA PumpApplication-Diabetes-Chemotherapy- Nutrition-Pain ManagementKey Topics Covered:-Introduction-Executive Summary-Premium Insight-Market Dynamics-Infusion Pumps & Accessories Market, By Product-Infusion Pumps And Accessories Market, By Application-Infusion Pumps And Accessories Market, By End User- Geographic Analysis-Competitive Landscape-Company Profiles-B. Braun Melsungen Ag-Baxter International Inc.-Carefusion Corp.-Fresenius Se & Co. Kgaa-ospira, Inc.-Johnson & Johnson-Medtronic, Inc.-Moog Inc.- Smiths Medical-Terumo Corp.More Information:www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bdwkxt/ infusion_pumps((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |