Private Equity
Growth in fundraising by private equity and venture capital firms targeting Central and Eastern European outstripped the increase in overall European fundraising last year, figures show.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Brazilian bank BTG Pactual and Rio-based investment group Gavea Investimentos have raised buyout funds totalling $3.3bn, underlining the growing interest in Latin American private equity.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Financial services-focused buyout firm AnaCap has completed its third acquisition of a bank after 18 months of negotiations, purchasing Czech Republic-based Banco Popolare Ceská republika.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
UK exit activity in the first six months of the year slightly outpaced new investments for the first time since 2006, according to CMBOR.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
EQT has sealed its third sizeable sale this year with the disposal of an alarm manufacturer to Bain and Hellman & Friedman.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The amount raised for private equity investment in Africa last year may have been an improvement on the previous year’s total, but for a continent with strong growth and countless metrics supporting the case for investment, Africa remains a depressingly small market for the industry.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Oaktree will join peers such as Blackstone, KKR and Apollo with a public listing it said would allow it to transition beyond its founders, Howard Marks (pictured) and Bruce Karsh.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The Carlyle Group’s recent deal spree - it has agreed three deals already this month - continues with the acquisition of UK-based roadside assistance group the RAC.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The latest investor survey shows fundraising won’t be getting easier anytime soon.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The alternatives manager has held final closes for two South American vehicles with a Brazilian focus, bringing its total assets under management in emerging markets to $14bn.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
