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.
The Paris-based private equity firm has agreed to make its first direct investment in Africa by way of a $125m commitment to telecom tower infrastructure business IHS.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The UK’s Acteon Group, a provider of subsea services in the upstream oil and gas sector, will have a new set of private equity sponsors.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
Global Infrastructure Partners’ second fund – the largest infrastructure fund ever raised – has reached its revised hard cap, bringing its assets under management to more than $15bn.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Prostar Capital, which was launched earlier this year, has held a first close on its debut infrastructure vehicle and is evaluating investment opportunities.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The IPO of 38% of the shares in Umeme, an electricity company it has had full ownership of since 2005, was more than 35% oversubscribed.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Having devoted much time and effort to China, Silicon Valley VCs are beginning to turn their attention to Asia’s other emerging giant. By Andy Thomson.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
Andy Thomson catches up with Mads Ryum Larsen, head of the investor relations effort at Industri Kapital.
6 min read · 11 January 2013
The UK has seen almost £25bn worth of deals in 2006, but is not riding the private equity wave to the same extent as the US or continental Europe.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
The London- and Paris-based investment group has wrapped up a total of €86m in fresh funding.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
London-listed Aurora Russia has backed a business that allows largely Moscow-based immigrant workers to transfer money to their families in neighbouring CIS countries.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
