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.
A rebound in realisations has bolstered fund managers’ balance sheets, but economic uncertainty continues to dampen their appetite for investment.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Chinese firm has confirmed its purchase of the coveted €80bn asset manager, and teams up with ICBC, China's biggest bank, to expand DAM’s foothold in emerging markets.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The acquisition of a Jersey-based online beauty retailer ends an eventful year for the London-headquartered firm.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The firm has hired ex-iShares boss Lee Kranefuss to help source deals in this small but fast-growing market segment
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The emerging market firm has partially exited Brazil’s largest independent brokerage with a sale to General Atlantic. It hopes to unlock further value with a forthcoming IPO.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
Investors with schemes in place to reward good performance have netted annual returns of 11% or more over the last five years.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The deal values the luxury carmaker at €940m.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The French firm’s partial exit from United Biscuits, which it owned jointly with Blackstone, should help its efforts to raise a €3bn fund
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Many of the European companies that have already defaulted on leveraged loans may do so again, the ratings agency warns – although there are signs of progress in certain industries.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
GCS Capital has entered exclusive talks for Dexia Asset Management, which had reportedly drawn interest from firms including Advent, Bain, CVC, Permira and Warburg Pincus.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
