Private Equity
In a sign of the growing importance firms attach to operational value creation, LBO France has bolstered its team with seasoned industrialist Gilles Taldu joining as a partner.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
UK mid-market firm Inflexion Private Equity has trebled its money following the sale of debt management group Harrington Brooks to buyout peer RJD Partners.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
Teachers' Private Capital is understood to have paid Altor Equity Partners more than $300m for a 75% stake in Helly Hansen.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Canadian energy specialist ARC Financial Corp has hit a hard-cap of $1bn for its seventh fund, bringing its total assets under management to more than $3.7bn.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
The conclusion of probate issues following the death of co-founder Nigel Doughty in February has paved the way for Doughty Hanson to restructure and begin raising its next fund.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
N+1 and Mercapital, two of the Spanish private equity industry’s most venerable firms, have merged to create a new manager that will hit the fundraising trail next year.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Gatekeeper Altius Associates has held a first close for its second fund of funds on $50m after three months on the fundraising trail.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
Private equity represents the second-largest segment within the alternative asset class behind real estate, according to a survey of the world’s top 100 alternatives managers - who together manage $3,136 billion.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
HgCapital has booked a 3.1x return following the sale of human resources company SHL, as it emerged the buyout group's chairman, Ian Armitage, will retire in November.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The firm has agreed the sale of fashion brand Valentino to a Qatari investment group for about €700m, as it raises its fifth buyout fund, which is targeting €6.5bn and is yet to hold a first close.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
