The level of global private activity investment in the first half of 2010 is up 20% compared to the same period in 2009.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Gilde senior partner Pieter van der Meer hopes to hold a first close on its third healthcare-focused fund this year.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The FIG-focused private equity firm will be the first to invest in a UK building society.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Wall Street titan reported a slight dip in its alternative assets, which a spokesperson has clarified will be liquidated over the next 10 years as per normal operating procedure.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Private equity firms Advent International and Bain Capital have acquired RBS’s card payment processing business for more than £2bn.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The explosion of investor interest in environmentally friendly companies has been hampered by patchy regulatory efforts and concerns over unproven technology, according to a recent survey.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The private equity firm has closed its Africa Fund III short of its original $1bn target size.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Private equity funds on a global average basis have now reported four consecutive quarters of positive performance, but the figures have been impacted by negative IRRs in Europe, according to the latest State Street data.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
A Massachusetts’s court ruling on hedge fund group Bulldog Investors could have implications for private equity GPs.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Private equity-backed IPOs beat the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index by an average of 7% in the first half of 2010.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
