Matthieu Favas is the editor of Agri Investor. He was previously the web editor of Infrastructure Investor, where he started in 2013 after a year as a reporter at Private Equity International. Prior to joining PEI he spent four years in the wine industry in London, Spain and Mongolia.
The political and regulatory pressures on the nuclear industry make it difficult territory for private equity. But opportunities are starting to emerge
3 min read · 20 September 2013
New performance figures tell a positive story about private equity in Africa. But will it attract more institutional capital into the region?
3 min read · 20 September 2013
The vehicle, part of the £56m investment commitment announced by Big Society Capital last year, will target education, housing and employment improvements for vulnerable young Britons.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
As sponsors seek fresh liquidity to refinance or recapitalise portfolio companies, leveraged loans are losing ground to capital markets, the rating agency said at a conference this week.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The deal marks the sixth corporate carve-out sponsored by the UK turnaround specialist, which raised £220 million for its third fund in 2011.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The Jon Moulton-led firm, whose Fund II is two-thirds committed, is planning to issue new shares in the coming months.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The French GP has sold the internet and telephony business to Altice, a telecom-focused investor, after just two years of ownership.
1 min read · 20 September 2013
The US firm has paid €212m for the engine maker in the latest sign of a gradual return of deal activity in Italy.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
The US firm will buy the French furniture retailer from Apax, LBO France, and NiXEN, in a deal valued at between €650m and €700m.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The deal, led by a consortium which includes Russia’s sovereign private equity arm and trade buyer Cordiant, comes a week after One Equity announced its spin-off from JP Morgan.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
