Private equity figures in Australia are hitting new heights as more investors look to Asia Pacific for opportunities. With buyouts 542 percent up since crisis times, exit figures are higher than ever, according to figures from Dealogic.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Italian media giant Mediaset has joined Clessidra to bid for TV producer Endemol. Mediaset is owned by Fininvest, a Berlusconi vehicle whose former head left in 2003 to form Clessidra.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
French-Chinese firm Cathay Capital Private Equity has bought French chemical manufacturer Minafin, with a view to expanding the business into China.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
Criterion Capital Partners has pulled funding for on-demand video service SeeSaw, causing the portfolio company to shut down. In June, Criterion bought a 75 percent stake in the business, formerly dubbed ‘Project Kangaroo’.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
The Business Growth Fund has added three new members to its Birmingham investment team, the latest in a slew of hires that have taken its headcount past 50.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Amundi Private Equity Funds has spun out another unit one month after offloading its North African private equity business to Abraaj Capital. The latest unit to win independence focuses on Central and Eastern Europe and will be called Value4Capital.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Private equity group Neuberger Berman has closed its first fund of funds since spinning out of failed investment bank Lehman Brothers, raising $720m, of which half has already been deployed.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
After only six months of fundraising, venture capital firm Index Ventures has closed its biggest fund yet at £430 million, according to the firm, thanks to significant re-ups from LPs.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
Warburg Pincus has teamed with GS Capital Partners to acquire online service provider Endurance from private equity group Accel-KKR in a secondary buyout worth $1bn.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
Private equity firm RJD Partners has made a 2.7x return on its investment Translinc, a fleet management company based in the UK.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
