Amanda is the Director of Product Management for PEI, whose editorial titles include Private Equity International, Secondaries Investor, Buyouts, PE Hub, VCJ, Real Estate Capital, Private Equity Real Estate, Agri Investor, Infrastructure Investor, Private Debt Investor, Regulatory Compliance Watch and Private Funds CFO. She was previously the company's Group Managing Editor.
Bob Stefanowski, a 14-year General Electric veteran who most recently headed the firm’s European corporate finance division, will lead 3i’s push into North American growth and infrastructure investments.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton will purchase Royal van Lent from Dutch investment firm Egeria, which bought the company two years ago. The price is undisclosed, but has been estimated to be at 11 times the company’s net profit.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Central European private equity firm has also hired former Global Finance director Valeri Petrov to lead its charge into Southeastern Europe.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Amid tough fundraising conditions for first-time funds, the CVC and Permira spin-out fell shy of its £250m target but rounded up commitments from big fund of funds players including Pantheon and OXIP.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK-headquartered private equity firm will grow a niche team in the UK, US and Asia as it looks to capture some of the financial sector’s global GDP share.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Beleaguered hedge fund managers may be looking longingly at private equity’s long-term time horizons, writes Amanda Janis.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK bank’s private equity division has augmented its chemicals portfolio, backing the £129m management buyout of Warwick International.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The turnaround investor now holds 75 percent of Wagon following a €47m special rights offering. London Stock Exchange-listed Wagon designs vehicle structures for brands including Peugeot, Renault, Daimler and Volkswagen.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
European venture deals have hit a nine-year low. But Germany and cleantech remain bright spots, writes Amanda Janis.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The eight-year-old US venture firm’s Fund III has more than doubled the size of its predecessor, garnering commitments of $170m after nine months of marketing.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
