The private equity firm, which manages fashion brands Bench and Hooch, is re-distributing its consumer and leisure investment team. HgCapital is also to close its Amsterdam office.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Nordic investment firms will buy beleaguered Swedish investment bank Carnegie and its insurance broker affiliate Max Matthiessen, both of which were seized by the Swedish government last year.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Pennsylvania-based private equity firm has exceeded its $200m target, having garnered commitments from returning investors as well as new institutional limited partners.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The partner of German venture capital firm Wellington Partners has resigned after 10 years but will remain affiliated with the firm to help transfer the management of his portfolio companies.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK-based firm has added on two companies to healthcare platform Enara Group, which last week acquired Surrey-based Beech Care and Nursing Agency.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Chicago-based private equity firm originally invested $150m in Ovation Pharmaceuticals seven years ago.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The European private equity firm secured €26.5m of senior debt for Redext from the lenders that originally backed the company in 2005, including Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Banesto and CAM.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
3i veteran Cressida Hogg has replaced Michael Queen, who took over as 3i's CEO from Philip Yea earlier this week. 3i's infrastructure arm also said it sold a 31% stake in its Infrastructure Investors fund to Barclays for £164m.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
European buyout and growth capital firm Gimv has appointed Peter Maenhout to head its XL Fund, which is targeting €750m.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
A mortgage company has teamed with a title company to launch First Equity Capital, a fund ‘to stem the tide of foreclosures and delinquencies’ in the US housing market. In December, more than 300,000 home owners filed foreclosure in the US.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
