Paris-based AXA Private Equity has completed its spinout from its insurer parent and will become Ardian, an independent firm led by AXA Private Equity founder Dominique Senequier.
2 min read · 09 October 2013
Charles Bodie has left his role as a partner at Kelso Place Asset Management to join advisory and investment firm Drayton Park Capital.
1 min read · 09 October 2013
New York-based Arlon Group and its subsidiaries focus primarily on investments in the food and agriculture industries.
1 min read · 09 October 2013
Carlyle co-CEO David Rubenstein is optimistic about investment opportunities in the region despite slowing GDP growth, as the firm raises Asia and Japan-focused buyout funds.
2 min read · 09 October 2013
The firm will acquire a minority stake in the headphones and audio accessory company that artist and producer Dr. Dre co-founded in 2008.
1 min read · 09 October 2013
The state investment council committed $100 million to Landmark’s fifteenth secondaries fund, amid the pension’s plans to “thin” its private equity portfolio.
2 min read · 09 October 2013
The lower mid-market firm held a first and final close on its largest fund to date, which will focus on control investments in the consumer sector.
1 min read · 09 October 2013
Both domestic and international LPs expect to increase their exposure to the region, particularly investments in Mexico, Colombia and Peru, according to a study from LAVCA and Coller Capital.
3 min read · 09 October 2013
The firm founded by former Lazard Capital Partners founder Thomas Lynch and a group of former Blackstone private equity executives is seeking $525m for its second fund.
1 min read · 09 October 2013
The first independent fund raised by the former Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking division's US arm is edging closer to its $2.25bn hard-cap.
2 min read · 09 October 2013
