Turnaround specialist Kelso Place has raised nearly £50 million by floating a 25 percent stake in Sepura, a UK radio maker it bought out of administration for £1 five years ago.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Five years after spinning off its private equity business, Morgan Stanley has made another senior appointment as it prepares to launch a $6 billion global buyout fund.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Asian private equity market continues to grow at a rapid rate, but a new report questions whether there are enough quality managers to invest the vast sums pouring into the asset class. James Taylor reports.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
Mark Anson, one of the biggest names in alternative investment, has unexpectedly quit as chief executive of Hermes, the manager of BT’s pension fund assets, just 18 months after taking the job.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Buyout firm NBGI Private Equity has held a first close on its second fund, as it looks to repeat the success it has enjoyed with the fund’s predecessor.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Mark Anson, one of the biggest names in alternative investment, has unexpectedly quit as chief executive of Hermes, the manager of BT’s pension fund assets, just 18 months after taking the job.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The UK mid-market buyout firm has completed its second deal this year, buying project management software business 4Projects.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
General Atlantic and Oak Hill Capital Partners saw Indian BPO giant Genpact price below its expected range in New York yesterday, but then leap almost 20 percent before the close.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Alchemy Partners is backing an £80 million buyout bid for UK-listed recruitment group Imprint. The company’s shares jumped 20 percent on the news.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The UK-based private equity group has lost 20-year veteran Jamie Paton, head of its Hong Kong office and the man charged with leading the firm’s investment activity in North Asia.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
