UK SME bosses are optimistic about the immediate future of their businesses – although this doesn’t necessarily spell good news for the UK economy as a whole, according to a recent survey.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
European alternatives manager AXA Private Equity has continued its deal spree this year, following a swathe of secondaries deals and buyouts with a growth capital investment in Facebook marketing agency KRDS.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
The European arm of HIG Capital’s recent acquisition of The Losberger Group was its eleventh deal this year – and it remains bullish about the current market.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Private equity fund manager Electra Partners has appointed Chris Hanna from rival Phoenix as an investment partner, as the firm eyes further hires to boost its headcount.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
London-listed private equity group 3i has fallen out of the FTSE 100 for the second time in three years, after its share price failed to keep pace with a stock market rally yesterday.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Google’s former China head has raised $180m from a heavy-hitting group of LPs to invest in Chinese internet-focused companies.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
European private equity firm Bridgepoint has acquired sports marketing company Infront Sports & Media, after its bid of more than €550m trumped those from rivals.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
UK and Ireland-listed financial services business IFG Group is in exclusive talks with Bregal Capital regarding a €231m takeover deal.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
UK state-backed investment vehicle the Business Growth Fund continues to grow its fledgling investment team, bolstering its ranks in Edinburgh with the addition of former Dunedin Capital Partners executive Duncan Macrae.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
An overwhelming majority of investors who responded to a recent survey planned to maintain or increase their allocations to private equity, with high fees and a lack of transparency dissuading the remainder from committing more capital to the asset class.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
