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 Australian airline has rejected a A$10.9bn offer from a consortium including several private equity firms.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
Troika Capital Partners, manager of the Russia New Growth Fund, has invested in Eurokommerz, the largest factoring company in Russia and the CIS.
1 min read · 11 January 2013
The Madrid-based private equity firm has posted a final close of its latest fund, which will focus on mid-market buyouts in Iberia.
1 min read · 11 January 2013
The law firm has launched a ‘fully integrated offering’ for private equity, infrastructure, sovereign wealth and so-called ‘alternative capital providers’, acknowledging that the strategies of many global investors have converged.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Global infrastructure funds closed on $20.8bn in 2011, the largest amount raised since 2008, including the $3bn first close of GIP’s second fund.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
French insurer Groupama has put its entire private equity arm up for sale. This comprises funds of funds arm Quartilium as well as direct investor Acto Capital and mezzanine lender ActoMezz.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The US-based, energy-focused fund manager has promoted nine of its team, with five becoming managing directors. Three of the new MDs are based in London.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm headed by Alan MacKay has seen its management team and Hermes Fund Managers take bigger stakes after the departure of Henderson from the firm’s shareholder base.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm has partnered with CalPERS to acquire a portfolio of four natural gas plants from ArcLight Capital. The deal represents the pension system's second direct infrastructure stake.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
The European private equity firm was in the market for 20 months with its second renewable energy fund and comfortably surpassed a €500m target.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
