The Africa-focused firm has purchased $28m in common shares and convertible notes of West African lender Financial BC.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The investment bank has appointed Christopher Cooke, most recently at UK hedge fund CQS, as a managing director. Greenhill hired five members of Lehman Brothers' placement team in May to launch its own fundraising division.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The publicly listed private equity firm has plucked three former Lehman Brothers specialists to create a mergers and acquisitions advisory group in Hong Kong and Beijing.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The mid-market specialist has purchased Southern California-based Andrews International, which provides uniformed security and investigatory services to a range of industries. DFW, Meridian Venture Partners and Theo Capital Partners purchased the company in 2004.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Oakland, California-based venture firm has topped its previous fundraising total by roughly $50m.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The latest upper mid-market fund being raised by the South African investment bank is more than double the size of its 2005 predecessor.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
As the fundraising market dips, mega-firms may have all the more reason to seek permanent capital bases with a public float, writes Matt Levin.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Ray Newton has joined the publicly listed investment firm’s private equity unit. The addition allows Evercore to ‘promptly begin to raise third private equity fund'.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Midwest regional bank’s trading price has tumbled following the collapse of the proposed $700bn federal bailout plan.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The emerging markets specialist has invested $10m from its Central Asia fund in equipment leasing finance company Leasing Group. Launched last year, the fund has raised $60m of its $100m target.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
