German fund of funds manager VCM Capital Management has appointed former CAM Private Equity investment director Peter Schwanitz as it launches a new buyout fund of funds vehicle.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Following the recent sale of power station owner Carron Energy, UK private equity firm Rutland Partners has made 3x its money with the flotation of pawnbroker H&T Group.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
The private equity arm of the Singapore government has appointed Dinesh Vaswani, formerly of Silicon Valley firms Bessemer Ventures and Walden International, as managing director in Mumbai.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
Global buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is planning to raise up to $1.5 billion from an IPO on Amsterdam’s Euronext Exchange.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Global private equity house Carlyle and Dutch buyout firm Oranje-Nassau Groep have stumped up €160m to acquire Dutch specialty chemicals business Stahl from Investcorp in a €520m transaction.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
The London team at Bank of Scotland Integrated Finance has been bolstered with the hire of former 3i director Robin Winning.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
The London-based private equity firms have appointed Rothschild and Wyvern Partners to advise on a flotation of Swiss aircraft maintenance company SR Technics.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
Following the collapse of a lower offer from business software group Sage, HgCapital has made a NOK4.32bn bid for Norwegian accounting software business Visma.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
London-based investor Sovereign Capital has backed the acquisition of events catering provider Heathcotes by portfolio company Lindley.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
US private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson is increasing its European presence, both in its portfolio and its investor base. Robert Venes talks to managing director and co-CEO Jeffrey Stevenson.
3 min read · 31 December 2012
