The Boston-headquartered firm, which closed its Istanbul office last week, blamed slow deal activity in recent years for the decision to close its Milan office.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Chancellor George Osborne said in his budget speech Wednesday the government will ‘make changes to limited partnerships to more effectively accommodate their use for private equity investments’.
3 min read · 23 January 2014
The firm has cut 10% of its staff and is closing its offices in Southern Europe as changed market dynamics take their toll.
1 min read · 23 January 2014
The UK-based group has bought Blockbuster’s UK arm out of administration, promising to ‘bring new life’ to the film and game rental business.
1 min read · 23 January 2014
Five years on from purchasing the Dutch waste management company, the PE sponsors are looking for routes to liquidity.
1 min read · 23 January 2014
The UK-focused firm, which is expected to go to market with Fund IV next year, has hired former Duke Street executive Monica Bergvall.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The firm has lost a group of executives in recent months, including Montagu's head of investment activity in Germany Peter Kroha and industry veteran Alex Shinder, who spent 20 years at the firm.
3 min read · 23 January 2014
Realisations from 2005-2007 vintage funds – boosted in part by Europe’s improving debt markets – caused a significant spike in third quarter realisations, according to data released this week by Cambridge Associates.
3 min read · 23 January 2014
Private equity-owned companies unable to repay pre-crisis leveraged loans could lead to widespread defaults, according to the Bank of England - although it also said the industry could play a role in restructuring companies in difficulty.
3 min read · 23 January 2014
Israeli deal flow and deal volume dropped during 2012, but the IVC Research Center expects activity to pick up this year as domestic firms are planning to put their recently raised capital to work.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
