Private Equity

Tom Porter

WestBridge closes £30m UK SME fund

Tough fundraising environment led the SME investor to revise its initial £50m target - but its first-time team has already set its sights on a second fund.

2 min read · 18 January 2013

Arabian Gulf Fund targets Dubai SMEs

AGF has partnered with the Government of Dubai to support SMEs in high growth sectors in the UAE.

2 min read · 18 January 2013

Better Capital buys fashion brand Jaeger

The Jon Moulton-led firm’s latest turnaround fund has made its second acquisition, picking up struggling fashion retailer Jaeger.

2 min read · 18 January 2013

Arle and FF&P boost investment teams

Arle Capital Partners has made another two appointments to its investment team as it continues to move away from forerunner Candover’s pan-European strategy.

2 min read · 18 January 2013

UK mid-market bucks European buyout decline

The UK lower mid-market continues to defy the moribund wider buyout market in mainland Europe, according to a report from Lyceum Capital and Cass Business School.

3 min read · 18 January 2013

CVC toasts $3.5bn brewery exit

CVC has agreed to sell StarBev, which brews and distributes beer brands including Staropramen, Stella Artois and Beck's, to trade buyer Molson Coors.

2 min read · 18 January 2013

Sweden to treat carry as ordinary income

Dialogue between private equity and the government over carried interest has helped bring a positive outcome for the industry, according to the industry's Swedish trade body.

2 min read · 18 January 2013

Woodhouse to lead Carlyle’s RAC

The Carlyle Group has recruited former Debenhams finance director Chris Woodhouse, reuniting him with Rob Templeman at RAC.

1 min read · 06 January 2013

Summit backs German trading platform

Summit has invested in German online trading platform 360T at a time when PE firms are increasingly attracted to financial technology businesses.

2 min read · 06 January 2013

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