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 $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 · 21 September 2013
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 · 21 September 2013
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 · 21 September 2013
The transatlantic firm has completed a final close on its fourth fund, $500m over its original target.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The private equity-backed company’s listing will seek to bolster investor’s confidence in Russia’s capital markets – an uncertain endeavour, says Baring Vostok’s Costyashkin.
3 min read · 21 September 2013
Sir Stuart Rose, Marks and Spencer’s former boss, will become chair of UK clothing chain Fat Face nearly six years after Bridgepoint acquired the company.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The French firm launched its third aerospace-focused vehicle in late January in a bid to support the country’s high-tech SMEs and prepare the sector for further internationalisation.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
This year marks the 30th birthday of specialist energy investor First Reserve. Since 1983, it has raised some $23 billion and completed more than 450 deals; its current portfolio of 28 companies generates combined revenues of over $30 billion. As it prepares to raise Fund XIII, vice-chairman John Hill tells PEI how the industry – and his firm – has changed
3 min read · 21 September 2013
The AIM-listed firm has sold online travel site operator Emesa for €95m after less than two years of ownership.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
Cinven’s €3.3bn sale of Avio to GE wasn’t straightforward – but it shows that international trade buyers are still willing to do deals in troubled Italy.
3 min read · 21 September 2013
