A study finding private equity managers generate alpha is true to mark, regardless of some biases in its methodology, said Oliver Gottschalg of the HEC School of Management.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Pala Investments portfolio company Norcast is engaged in pre-litigation procedures regarding Castle Harlan’s $218m sale of Norcast Wear Solutions in July.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The independent firm, renamed Fulcrum Capital Partners, will manage over C$700m (€508m; $678m) split between a private equity fund and separate mezzanine pool.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The €40m growth capital investment in Portugal-based Omni Helicopters International marks the Europe-focused firm’s first-ever investment in Iberia.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The lower mid-market education investor has held a final close for its most recent fund that will invest in privately owned schools and education-related businesses.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The global investment advisor has added Jim Strang, former head of fund investment at Dunedin Capital Partners, as a principal in London.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
Investment activity in Canada was marked by a drop in both deal flow and transaction values during the third quarter, according to Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm’s investment in Churchill Financial highlights the increasingly attractive opportunity to back financial service companies lending into the underserved US mid-market.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
PAI has completed its second realisation from Chr. Hansen, which makes ingredients used in food, drink and health products. It brings distributions to LPs in the past 12 months to about €3.25bn.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The Virginia-based fund of funds has hired Gordon Hargraves from New York-based Rho Fund Investors, where he spent 12 years focusing on venture capital and smaller buyout funds.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
