Blackstone chairman and co-founder Stephen Schwarzman has spoken out in the industry’s defence, championing private equity as “a force for good”.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
3i has provided growth capital to help Unión Radio, the Latin American and Spanish radio operator, on its path to an initial public offering.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
GMT’s sale of Finland’s largest credit information company to Investcorp provides the first exit for the communications specialist’s €350 million fund raised last year.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The FTSE 100 investment firm is positioning itself in the first wave of investors needed by India to meet its target of $450bn infrastructure investments by 2012.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Richard Allsopp, head of UBS’ placement business, which he helped establish, is the latest to leave banking. He is joining Babcock and Brown, one of his clients.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The firm’s realisation of its 25 percent stake in dairy company Senoble and its acquisition of a holding in insurer Hyperion are another instance of its increasing activity in growth capital.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Swiss alternative asset manager‘s executive chairman Alfred Gantner said 'the time is back when you’ve got to invest'.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The buyout fund could set a European record, as a parallel fundraising from employees nears completion. Rival CVC Capital Partners is also hard on the heels of record holder Permira.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
A document published before the accounts released today showed Stefano Pessina, Boots’ executive chairman and the manager at the centre of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts’ take-private, would reap £600 million from the delisting.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The UK mid-market firm has paid only a seven times profit multiple to acquire an engineering company dependent on the oil and gas sector.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
