James Taylor

Langholm invests in Danish furniture makers(2)

Langholm Capital has taken a minority stake in two Danish furniture companies, marking its long-awaited first move into the home improvement market.

Citigroup and CDC launch $200 million African fund(2)

Citigroup joins forces with a UK government-backed investor to target African opportunities.

Battle lines drawn for $15bn Dominion auction(2)

Private equity heavyweights are lining up to compete with trade players for the oilfield assets of Dominion, a US energy group, as the industry continues to target upstream energy assets.

Financial services investments keep pace in 2006(2)

The year 2006 saw private equity firms continue to target the financial services sector, according to a new report.

Investcorp launches Asian hedge fund joint venture(2)

Investcorp, the Bahrain-based alternative investment group, has launched a joint venture with WMG - a long/ short hedge fund focused on Asia.

SG launches another private equity-linked ETF(2)

Societe Generale has launched an exchange-traded fund on Euronext designed to replicate the performance of LPX 50 Total Return, an independent index of the biggest listed buyout firms.

Industry comes together to launch charitable foundation(2)

The Private Equity Foundation, a new initiative designed to help the industry co-ordinate its charitable giving, launched in London last night.

Retail buyout targets enjoy mixed fortunes(2)

UK retailers that rejected private equity advances in 2006 have failed to flourish on the public market.

Public-to-privates crucial to industry’s success(2)

In the week it emerged that UK retailer Sainsbury’s is the latest high-profile public company being targeted by private equity, new research shows that a record number of take-private deals were the biggest single source of the industry’s growth in the last 12 months.

ABN sells off Volution cable division(2)

ABN AMRO Capital sells Volution’s cable management unit to fund bolt-on acquisitions for ventilation business