Isobel Markham is Editor of Private Equity International, overseeing the editorial content of the monthly magazine and contributing news and analysis for PrivateEquityInternational.com. Based in New York, Isobel works closely with private equity-focused colleagues across PEI Media’s offices in New York, London and Hong Kong. She is a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Panellists at a forum in London spoke of the need for more creative fund structures for investing in Africa and other emerging markets.
3 min read · 28 October 2016
The firm has sold the German lighting business to French industry giant Ardian.
2 min read · 28 October 2016
Disruptive Capital Finance, the family office chaired by Edi Truell, plans to close an £80m ‘top-up’ fund next month and start raising fresh capital.
4 min read · 26 October 2016
Speaking at an emerging markets conference in London, Cherie Blair noted that investors are unlikely to be ‘whiter than white’, but can still make a genuine commitment to change.
3 min read · 26 October 2016
At a forum in London, BT Pension Scheme trustee director Donald MacDonald said pension funds use fiduciary duty as an excuse not to engage with ESG issues.
2 min read · 25 October 2016
The Danish house has raised 80% of its DKr1.9bn target and is on track to hold a second close before year-end.
2 min read · 24 October 2016
Rob Freer and Andrew Skinner will lead the Northern England-focused private equity firm’s new Birmingham office, which will target the East and West Midlands.
2 min read · 24 October 2016
A BCG study predicts the UK sectors most likely to be disrupted by the UK’s decision to leave the EU and throw up opportunities.
2 min read · 20 October 2016
Launched two years ago, Carlyle Global Partners highlights fund managers’ desire to pursue investments requiring longer hold periods than traditional 10-year funds may allow.<br />
2 min read · 19 October 2016
Every portfolio company’s value creation story is different, but there are a few common operational levers private equity firms can pull to stimulate growth and boost returns.
5 min read · 18 October 2016
