Darren Redmayne, new head of private equity advisory at Close, tells PEO what the future holds for the division.
3 min read · 03 January 2013
Blackstone has looked to strike a knockout blow in the battle for Equity Office, a US real estate business owned by Sam Zell, by increasing its bid to $38.3 billion and ramping up its break fee.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Google has revealed that its acquisition of YouTube last year netted a return of nearly $500 million for Sequoia Capital, the US venture capital firm behind the video sharing website.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
UK retailers that rejected private equity advances in 2006 have failed to flourish on the public market.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Apollo Real Estate is teaming up with Indian investment group SUN to launch a $630 million Indian real estate fund, in the latest example of Western groups targeting the country.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
3i suffers another setback as £462m Enterprise buyout deal is rejected.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Hg has realised a five times return on its investment in the Hirschmann Group, a signal transmission business, after selling one of its divisions to US rival Belden for €245 million.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Leading advisers to private equity are beginning to come out in support of the industry, following a wave of recent criticism.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Blackstone, KKR and Terra Firma are set to raise fund vehicles totalling nearly $50 billion in the coming weeks.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
As the final week of voting for our Global Private Equity Awards 2006 begins, the competition is hotting up, with the industry preparing to reward the biggest winners of 2006.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
