Private Equity
UK lower mid-market firm Lyceum Capital is about to launch its latest fund with a target of around £275m.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
After a generally poor year for European venture capital firms, two groups have kicked off 2012 with positive fundraising news.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The North American market was the setting for a late surge in deal activity, with a number of firms agreeing buyouts as the year drew to a close.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
John Cryan, the former chief financial officer of Swiss investment bank UBS, has become the latest banking figure to join Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
After a number of notable fundraising successes worldwide in 2011, and some failures, several firms launched new funds in the run-up to the Christmas break or held closes.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
General Atlantic was part of a quartet of co-investors which has backed Colombia-listed investment company Grupo Sura’s $3.6bn acquisition of ING Group’s assets in Latin America.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The Blackstone Group topped preliminary rankings for private equity activity this year based on the total value of deals done, while Goldman Sachs booked the most revenue from buyout advisory work.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
There are fewer than two weeks to go before voting closes for The Private Equity International Awards 2011, the industry’s largest impartial awards, voted for entirely by readers.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
In addition to a round of New Year promotions, HarbourVest Partners has appointed former 3i executive Stuart Howard as chief operating officer within its European listed products division.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
Global M&A activity held firm in the face of economic turmoil this year - but private equity proved less robust, with the value of buyouts down 9 percent.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
