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.
Borrows’ increased holding comes as the UK firm seeks to turn the page on a painful restructuring process.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
Robert Berlé joins the Italian fund of fund after 30 years as an investment and corporate banker, as the firm seeks to further expand its industrial and geographical remit.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
The acquisition of Ellos and Jotex comes a few days after the Swedish firm held a €1.7bn first close on its latest fund.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
Despite a surge in overall M&A in the fourth quarter, a recent study found European private equity posted negative growth in activity for the whole of last year.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
Fund of Funds manager Capital Dynamics continues to see opportunities for growth in Europe – despite the subdued economic outlook – and believes the fund of funds model is here to stay.
4 min read · 22 January 2014
Quentin Nason, who joins the firm from Deutsche Bank, will further bolster the ranks of the Candover successor firm after significant expansion to its investment team last year.
1 min read · 22 January 2014
The asset manager raised $500m more than its original target.
1 min read · 22 January 2014
The $967m sale of plastic equipment maker Mold-Masters has delivered a good exit for the UK-listed firm, after a subdued 2012 – and it hopes there are more to come.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
The advisory firm’s new Australian office, its second in Asia, will serve as a platform to further tap the country’s private equity markets and strengthen its GP network throughout the region.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
The London-based firm, created in 2010 as a principal investor, hopes to tap the growing global appetite for health and nutrition products.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
