Private Equity
US state pension fund CalPERS has backed a trio of emerging managers as part of its manager development programme, and has also acquired small stakes in two of the investment groups.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Priveq's latest fund has hit its €200m hard-cap in a rapid fundraising that tapped international investors for the first time.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Acquisitions by Eurazeo and HarbourVest are signs of long-awaited consolidation. Eurazeo's deal gives it access to the SME market, according to Virginie Morgon.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Buyout firm Montagu Private Equity's fundraising team led by Vince O'Brien has put the finishing touches to its latest capital raising effort, closing its fourth fund at its hard-cap of €2.5bn
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Private equity firms are taking a keen interest in UK retail businesses despite warnings from the Bank of England over the fragile nature of consumer spending.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Barclays Private Equity, currently in the process of disentangling itself from its UK banking parent, has become the latest private equity owner of special effects group The Mill
2 min read · 05 January 2013
UK private equity firm Duke Street Capital has restructured its business to better integrate its operating partners and has made two additions to its team
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Jos van Gisbergen, senior strategist for alternative investments at Dutch investor Mn Services, is to leave the group at the end of May to join a rival.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Two private equity-backed IPOs this week have demonstrated that despite volatile public markets, it is possible to exit businesses via a flotation and still generate a return.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Dubai-headquartered private equity firm Abraaj Capital is planning to expand its operations in Southeast Asia in a bid to capitalise on the region’s strong economic growth.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
