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Candover recruits director from 3i

Mark Dickinson has joined Candover as the latest in a busy spate of people moves since the New Year.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Doughty Hanson boosts IR team

The UK mid-market buyout firm Doughty Hanson has boosted its investor relations team, as a former journalist joins the firm from a similar role at Altius Associates.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Terra Firma to cut 2000 EMI jobs

The UK buyout firm has signaled its intentions in a £200 million a year cost-cutting exercise. Terra Firma limited partners are taking up £200 million of co-investment rights in EMI backing the turnaround.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Greenhill bulks up European team

Greenhill’s captive firm has expanded its European team led by Brian Philips to full capacity, as it continues to invest its recently raised first fund.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Capman closes second fund in a week

The Nordic buyout firm has raised a later stage venture technology fund a week after it closed a real estate fund specially set up to acquire Nordic hotels.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Moody’s highlights financial engineering in buyouts

Large US buyout firms cash out the majority of their equity in a third of deals before they fully exit, but default rates across large private equity companies remain minimal.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Carrefour abandons $4bn Turkish auction

The French retailer has pulled out of the bidding for Migros, as buyout firms such as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and BC Partners are set to table bids tomorrow for the Turkish company.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Government retains 18% CGT above £1m

SME entrepreneurs have benefitted from the retention of taper relief on capital gains of up to £1 million. But industry body the BVCA argues the 18 percent flat rate will make the UK less competitive.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Boxclever fallout comes to court

Separately to a criminal prosecution of ex-West LB executive Jürgen Sengera, the collapse of Boxclever has resulted in various civil cases disputing information provided to French bank Natixis during the television rental business’ refinancing in 2002.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Global regulator concerned as to private equity’s potential risks to financial markets

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

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