Thomas Duffell is the Asia Editor for PEI Media. Based in PEI’s Hong Kong office, he is responsible for the cohort of Hong Kong-based reporters and Research & Analytics personnel as the company’s senior editorial representative in the region. He was previously Features Editor for PEI’s private equity real estate title PERE, where he was responsible for the publication's long-form journalism and analysis.
AnaCap, which specialises in European financial services, made its fifth investment from its second private equity fund, which is expected to close during the second quarter of this year.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The European fund of funds manager has hired a former politician to reinforce its position in the energy sector.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
The Rothschild family-backed firm will make a £73 million profit from the sale of Norwegian gas and oil company Agora.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
Blackstone France, the US group's Paris-based advisory team, has appointed former French ambassador to NATO Gerard Errera as chairman.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Euro-China growth capital firm A Capital has teamed up with a luxury goods distributor in China, to invest in European electronics giant Bang and Olufsen.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
Hellman & Friedman has acquired a majority interest in energy sector research group Wood Mackenzie from European buyout firm Charterhouse.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, has appointed Colin Buckley as its chief operating officer with a remit to implement its revised strategy.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Luxembourg-headquartered firm has set up two offices bolstering its Swiss and Latin American operations.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
French president François Hollande has disappointed the private equity industry by insisting there will be 'no exceptions' to his controversial income tax hike.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Private equity firms should be aware of unlicensed brokers when seeking investment opportunities.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
