Private Equity
Listed vehicles have been successful in strengthening their balance sheets during the financial crisis and are ready to deploy capital once markets settle, according to research from Deloitte.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Alternatives managers the Blackstone Group and HIG Capital have both acquired debt management businesses in a bid to further expand their debt capabilities.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Central and Eastern Europe-focused buyout firm Mid Europa Partners has established an advisory board in a bid to improve access to deal opportunities, following similar moves by European peers over the last few years.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
The dramatic increase in exit activity last year in both the North American and European markets illustrates private equity’s ability to weather economic storms, according to Ernst & Young.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Guy Hands' firm has begun another round of legal proceedings over former portfolio company EMI, petitioning the UK courts to grant it access to documents held by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Global private equity firm Advent International has appointed James Westra (pictured), co-head of private equity at law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges, as its chief legal officer.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
A group of shareholders in London-listed private equity group LMS Capital, including its chairman Robert Rayne, have called for the business to be broken up.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
State-backed lender Royal Bank of Scotland has promoted Richard Roach (pictured) to managing director of its UK financial sponsors team.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
French buyout firm Astorg has sold optical equipment maker Photonis back to AXA Private Equity for €510m, double the amount it paid its peer in 2008 when it acquired the company.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
IK Investment Partners is poised to sell French building materials company Etanco to 3i Group, set to be the buyout firm's third exit following this week's sale of Idex and last month's disposal of Magotteaux.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
