Equistone Partners Europe has divested its investment in Paragon Print & Packaging Limited alongside its co-investor LDC, to an affiliate of Sun European Partners for an undisclosed amount. The deal represents Equistone’s fifth successful exit of 2012.
3 min read · 02 January 2013
Prospect Capital Corporation has provided a $30 million first-lien senior secured loan to support the recapitalization of Spartan Energy Services. Headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, Spartan is a provider of thru tubing and flow control services to oil and gas companies operating throughout the United States. The recapitalization was completed by Harren Equity Partners in partnership with Spartan's management team and employees.
3 min read · 02 January 2013
Happy New Year! In this First Read of 2013 peHUB unveils links to the top 15 US VC deals in 2012, some tech resolutions for 2013 and what the deal is with European buyouts.
1 min read · 02 January 2013
The 2007 vintage DLJ South American Partners is the top performer in this week’s LP Scorecard, which takes a look at the top-ten performing Latin American private equity vehicles in Thomson Reuters Buyouts fund returns database.
3 min read · 28 December 2012
European powerhouse CVC Capital Partners takes the crown in this week’s battle of the U.S. and European mega-buyout houses, securing first place in our list of top 10 funds based on private equity performance figures from California State Teachers’ Retirement System. U.S. and European firms both account for five of the top-10 spots with The Blackstone Group coming in a close second place.
3 min read · 24 December 2012
Technology is probably the busiest sector for venture investing right now and Chicago based venture capital firm Lightbank is looking for a technology enthusiast to add to its growing team of associates.
2 min read · 13 December 2012
Sourcing solutions firm LogicSource has appointed Sam Vail to the newly created position of general manager of its OneMarket technology division. LogicSource is headquartered in Norwalk, Conn and is owned by Bain Capital.
3 min read · 13 December 2012
APTelecom has appointed Jean Devos and Paul McCann to its executive advisory board. The business is a facilities-based telecom consulting and service company specializing in emerging markets.
3 min read · 13 December 2012
OMERS Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of the OMERS pension plan, has appointed David Crow as evangelist in residence. In this role, Crow will advocate OMERS Ventures within the technology community. He will also help run OMERS Ventures programs and initiatives and participate in technical and business due diligence.
2 min read · 13 December 2012
TransUnion announced today that Jim Peck has been named the new chief executive officer (CEO) and president of the company. Peck succeeds Bobby Mehta who, as previously announced, will continue to serve on TransUnion's board and serve as an advisor to the company.
2 min read · 13 December 2012
