Andy Thomson is a Senior Editor at PEI with responsibility for Private Debt Investor, the leading title focused on the world's private debt markets. Andy works closely with team members in London, New York and Hong Kong. He has been with PEI for many years, having worked previously on Private Equity International and Infrastructure Investor.
Leading charity UNICEF has been in the frontline of helping children cope with the flooding in Pakistan. Find out how, by supporting the groundbreaking Marathon of Marathons, you can offer a lifeline to those in desperate need
3 min read · 05 January 2013
As the focus switches from a highly successful runner recruitment campaign to fundraising, we are delighted to report that the groundbreaking Marathon of Marathons – organised by Campbell Lutyens, PEI Media and UNICEF - has already sprinted past an incredible €1 MILLION of donations. How can you be part of the private equity industries’ most important fundraise of 2010?
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The private equity manager has opened a new office in Zurich – complementing its Swiss headquarters in Zug as well as seven international offices.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Spanish developer Actividades de Construccion y Servicios (ACS) has agreed to sell its ports services business, Dragados SPL, to an institutional investment group headed by JPMorgan Asset Management, according to a regulatory filing. The deal is worth some €720m.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Secondaries specialist Coller Capital has acquired a majority stake in a portfolio of 40 Bank of Scotland Integrated Finance assets from owner Lloyds Banking Group.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
It’s ultimately in the best of interests of fund managers to accept tax increases, such as the UK's new 28% capital gains rate, and move on.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Responses from trade associations suggest alternative investment fund managers in the UK may have mixed feelings as capital gains tax is increased in today’s emergency budget from 18% to 28%.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The London-based environment-focused fund manager and adviser has established a new European renewable energy infrastructure asset management team headed by former Infracapital Partners principal Stephen Lilley.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Headed by Novera Energy founder David Scaysbrook, the team will make direct investments in areas including wind farms and solar projects.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The African mid-market must move beyond attracting ‘social’ capital and justify pure commercial investment, the CEO of Jacana Venture said during the PEI Africa Forum Tuesday.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
