Private Equity
Deutsche Beteiligungs and Equity Capital Management have each held closes for their latest Germany-focused funds, having garnered a combined €681m in commitments.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Equity Group Investments, a private equity vehicle backed by billionaire investor Sam Zell, is targeting $1bn for its next fund, which will focus on distressed debt.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Swiss listed fund of funds group Private Equity Holding has elected a representative from activist investor Mantra Investissement to its board and vowed to continue its distribution policy.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Blackstone's credit arm GSO Capital Partners has launched a new strategic credit fund that will invest in loans and fixed income instruments, primarily in the US.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
Following a restructuring in the wake of co-founder Nigel Doughty's death earlier this year, one of Doughty Hanson's private equity co-heads has decided to leave the firm.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Two sovereign wealth funds, GIC and KIA, and a third unnamed fund have acquired a 10% stake in CVC Capital Partners in a deal which will see them given preferential access to deals as well as a share of management fees and carried interest.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
GMT Communications Partners’ third fund is 75% invested after its recent maritime training deal, with a new €350m fund set to be launched in the next few months.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
Just days after launching the European operation of its credit arm, HIG Capital has bolstered the team of its distressed debt and special situations-focused affiliate Bayside Capital in London.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
Having made two investments earlier this month, private debt fund manager Metric Capital Partners is preparing to close a trio of deals as appetite for new sources of capital grows.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
HIG Capital has launched a European operation of its fledgling credit arm, HIG WhiteHorse, in a further sign that private equity groups are looking to tap into the market for private debt.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
