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.
Private equity professionals expect an increase in transactions this year, according to recent research, although many believe the pick-up will remain limited to a few sectors and medium-sized assets.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The Paris-based fund of funds has expanded its investment team to include executives with direct deal experience in a bid to respond to increased LP demand for co-investment exposure.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The decision by the Boston-headquartered firm – which opened its Istanbul outpost in 2010 – underlines the immediate challenges facing the market, says Deloitte’s Mehmet Sami.
3 min read · 23 January 2014
The £1.2bn flotation of the UK’s fifth largest motor insurer has resulted in a big win for the UK deal-by-deal specialist – and more than doubled the money of co-owner Electra Partners.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Morgan Stanley executive Barry Kenneth will oversee investments for the UK’s £13bn Pension Protection Fund, which allocates 20% to alternative assets.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The listed fund of funds – whose recent commitments include funds from Advent, IK, Charterhouse and Towerbrook – recorded a slow-down in distributions and capital calls in the fourth quarter.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The French firm’s 2012 annual results, released Wednesday, revealed an increase in investment capacity to more than €1bn and a continued acceleration in portfolio rotation.
3 min read · 23 January 2014
As it approaches a first close around the €2bn mark, Permira has cut its final target for Fund V to between €4bn and €5bn.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The firm, which acquired the music rights management company in 2009, has sold its stake to media conglomerate and co-owner Bertelsmann.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Nearly nine out of 10 GPs expect to raise new funds over the next 24 months, recent research suggests – with 83% aiming for a vehicle as large as their previous one.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
