Vermeer Capital, the turnaround firm, set up by seasoned veterans of French business and restructuring, has raised €75m for its first fund.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The global alternative investment firm has recruited Devinit Singh, the latest banker to join the asset class.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The move underlines the firm’s rapid expansion of its growth capital business in contrast to its smaller commitments to venture capital following a wave of post dotcom crash write-downs.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The UK investment firm has carried out the second AIM take-private this year as European mid-market buyout firms continue investing.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The sector continues to be a strong area of investment for private equity firms, driving 25 percent of deal volume in April this year - despite a contraction of investment in most other industries.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
All the investors in the company’s €52m debut fund have returned, three years after the team left Coller Capital to set up on its own.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Simon Henderson will be succeeded by Giles Cheek and Alex Morey at the helm of the buyout team.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The global buyout firm has exited the Swiss fashion retailer it took to double digit sales and profit growth during the last three years, after buying it when it was loss-making.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
A consortium of three companies has invested to build a plant to produce the main raw material used in solar power plants as private equity firms continue to invest in alternative energy in the Middle East.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Nordic firm Procuritas Capital Investors sold moulding company DISA after more than doubling its turnover in two and a half years.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
