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.
Ten year private equity returns have nearly doubled those of pension assets and public markets, according to a survey, with 2002 and 2004 allegedly the best vintages of the post-dotcom bubble era.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The mid-market firm’s takeover of Trustmarque, bought from UK-based LDC, comes as it nears a final close for its latest vehicle.
1 min read · 20 September 2013
The succession plans, laid out as PAI raises a €3bn fund, will see the firm’s investment head take on the top role halfway through the vehicle’s investment period.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
MIR Capital, a buyout fund jointly created last year by Gazprombank and Intesa Sanpaolo, aims to deploy €300m within the next five years.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The London listing, which values the insurance group at £1.54bn, will bring more than £300m in proceeds to the UK private equity firm.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The UK lender has hired former Lyceum Capital executive Grant Davidson as it targets the dearth of lenders for lower mid-market private equity businesses.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The German forklift giant is planning a listing this summer, which could value the company at up to €5bn.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
UK companies delisted by private equity groups see their productivity drop after being bought out, according to fresh research, suggesting that cost-cutting efforts generally fail to generate efficiency gains.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
HarbourVest’s listed vehicle is to distribute more cash to shareholders in the next two years, after a 12-month period in which its share price jumped by over a third.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
A boost in refinancings saw the UK private equity market raise €7.4bn of debt in the first half of 2013 – up 73% on last year – while Q2 remained the second highest quarter on record for European high-yield bond issuance.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
