The Service Employees International Union is organising simultaneous protests in 100 cities across 25 countries as part of its ongoing campaign against the private equity industry.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The €111.3m fund, backed by the EU and the Portuguese government, aims to build Portugal’s private equity and venture industries in support of small and medium sized enterprises.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Airline industry veteran Rakesh Gangwal will advise the pension’s private equity arm on tech and business service deals amid its push into infrastructure.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The Chicago-based private equity firm focussed on services-based companies has made a ‘significant investment’ in Tolt Service Group.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The emerging markets specialist’s Latin America Fund has taken a majority stake in leasing concern Analistas de Recursos Globales.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The emerging markets-focussed private equity firm has sold 10 percent stake in pipeline company Transredes at a profit for for $46.6m, in compliance with Bolivia’s nationalisation of the oil and gas sector.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The New York middle-market firm has sold Implus Footcare to private equity firm AEA Investors after a holding period of more than seven years.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
James Hawkes has joined the board of Central Park Group, the New York alternative investment business founded by former UBS alternatives heads Greg Brousseau and Mitchell Tanzman.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The majority of limited partners expect 23 percent returns from 2008 emerging markets investments, according to the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association’s 2008 LP Survey.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Former American Express and Digital Insight top gun Jeffrrey Stiefler has joined the San Mateo-based technology investor as venture partner.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
