Private Equity
Searchlight Capital Partners, co-founded in 2010 by former head of Teachers' Private Capital Erol Uzumeri and execs from KKR and Apollo, has raised more than $860m.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
London-listed 3i Group drastically reduced the amount of new investments it made in Q2 compared to a year earlier as the business instead focused on cost-cutting.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The European industry association has announced a raft of appointments, including that of HarbourVest managing director Anson to chairman-elect.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The financial advisory group’s merchant banking division raised €259 million for its latest European mid-cap secondary fund, comfortably surpassing its €200 million target.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The private equity duo part-financed one of the biggest deals so far this year using debt provided by six banks, proving lending appetite exists for even multi-billion dollar deals.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
AXA Private Equity has acquired a minority stake in production line designer and supplier Fives Group in a deal valued at more than €800 million.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
A lack of exits, one-off refinancing fees and the poor performance of portfolio company ASEC Holding led to the firm posting a net loss of $26.4m, a 43% increase year-on-year.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Charterhouse reportedly fought off competition from rivals CD&R and EQT, as well as trade player Honeywell International, to acquire the German safety equipment maker in a tertiary buyout.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
Coller Capital’s latest secondaries fund, which like its predecessors has an extremely flexible mandate, raised more than its targeted amount in 15 months on the road.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
There has been a pronounced increase in the number of dividend recapitalisations as firms seek alternative means to realise value from their investments, according to a Moody’s report.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
