Esterform Packaging, a UK bottle manufacturer, has received £30 million from Gresham Private Equity.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Swiss asset management firm Capital Dynamics has continued to strengthen its internal team with a series of promotions, soon after the recruitment of Glenalta founders Andrew Beaton and David Smith.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
European buyout firm HgCapital has bought a French wind farm portfolio for €69 million. The deal is the latest wind farm investment for Hg’s renewable energy team.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
US hedge fund Polygon Investment Partners has reportedly increased its stake in UK estate agency Countrywide from 14.6 percent to 22.7 percent, threatening Apollo’s proposed take private of the company.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Amid the recent private equity interest in public offerings, Scottish venture firm Braveheart is to follow in the footsteps of US buyout giant Blackstone - albeit on a slightly smaller scale.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
CDC, a UK government-backed fund-of-funds, has committed $20m to Nexxus Capital Private Equity Fund III, a Mexican-focused private equity fund.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
The Royal Bank of Scotland has hired Eric Capp from JP Morgan as head of its leveraged capital markets team, as it looks to win even more lucrative leveraged finance work.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
UK fund-of-funds CDC has invested R100 million in Vantage Mezzanine Fund, the first mezzanine fund to be raised in South Africa. The fund is expected to close this August on about R600 million.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Swiss asset management firm LGT Capital Partners has reinforced its private equity teams in New York, Hong Kong and Switzerland.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Russian private equity firm Baring Vostok Capital Partners has raised a $1 billion buyout fund for investments in the former Soviet countries.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
