South Eastern European investment firm Marfin Investment Group has deployed much of the €5.2bn it raised from the public markets in June.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Palamon Capital Partners has carried out its ninth investment for its latest fund as it looks to benefit from the growth of online clothes shopping.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Candover has salvaged its troubled bid for Dutch conglomerate Stork by teaming up with the Icelandic consortium that jeopardised its initial bid.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Standard Life European Private Equity Trust has seen an increase in net asset value, though its chairman says problems in the global credit markets will mean a quieter period for draw-downs and distributions.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Swiss mid-market buyout firm has almost doubled the size of its fund scaling up against the domestic competition.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
CVC, led by chairman Michael Smith, has raised Europe’s largest-ever private equity fund in spite of credit market problems making larger buyouts difficult to achieve.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Swedish buyout firm Ratos and global investment firm 3i have reaped Skr500 million each with the recapitalisation of Swedish manufacturing company DIAB.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
UK Chancellor Alistair Darling has conceded his planned capital gains tax increase is 'controversial' and said he plans to publish final proposals in three weeks’ time.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The investment arm of the French bank has done its second deal as it looks to bring leveraged buyouts to the Central and Eastern European region’s mid-market.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions has highlighted possible conflicts of interest and leverage as its focus for further investigation of the industry.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
