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.
Slowdowns in China and Brazil have taken a marked toll on private capital fundraising and investment, new data show.
2 min read · 25 August 2016
DOB Equity, backed exclusively by the de Rijcke family, has acquired a minority stake in Twiga Foods, its ninth investment.
3 min read · 24 August 2016
The Australian private equity powerhouse raised A$980m for the vehicle in less than two months.
1 min read · 22 August 2016
The British broadcaster said the switch from the Met Office will save “millions of pounds”.
2 min read · 18 August 2016
CIO Nico Hansen says he expects the firm to ‘add one or two Brazilian portfolio companies’ in the second half of the year.
3 min read · 17 August 2016
Some of the top-performing US LPs made commitments to multiple funds in the top 10, which together account for more than half of the $106bn amassed in Q2.
3 min read · 16 August 2016
The listed German player’s portfolio took a €12m hit due to a drop in stock market prices after the referendum vote.
2 min read · 11 August 2016
The UK turnaround firm has hired Sanjiv Padmanabhan as a portfolio director as it continues to deploy its £525m fourth fund.
1 min read · 11 August 2016
These would-be private equity investors have yet to commit wholeheartedly to the asset class, but if they did the impact would be significant.
3 min read · 10 August 2016
GAMMA has secured authorisation from the FCA and becomes the first Icelandic financial player to operate in the UK since the 2008 financial crisis.
3 min read · 09 August 2016
