The in-house private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Joe Farren as an investment director as it sees its deal pipeline improving in the region.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The Swiss buyout firm, which originally targeted CHF 180m, has raised CHF 208m for CGS III after investors agreed to an increase of the fund’s CHF 200m hard-cap.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The second divestment from IK's 2007 Fund comes as the Nordic firm is raising the IK2011 Fund, which held a €1bn close last March.
1 min read · 20 September 2013
In an era where investors are increasingly focused on experience and track record, it’s arguably never been harder to raise a debut fund. Yet some groups are managing to buck the trend.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
In an era where investors are increasingly focused on experience and track record, it’s arguably never been harder to raise a debut fund. Yet some groups are managing to buck the trend.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
Last month OceanBridge,a new firm established by ex-Permira partners Philippe Robert and Martin Clarke and former Blackstone partner Michael Dugan, launched in London. But instead of raising a standard blind pool fund, it intends to operate on a deal-by-deal basis. PEI asked Robert what he thinks is wrong with the traditional private equity model.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
After a tough couple of years for the European institutional lending market, volumes are slowly creeping up again
5 min read · 20 September 2013
Private equity in the Netherlands slowed down noticeably in 2012 – and while there’s been no sign of a rebound so far this year, there is some cautious optimism about the second half
3 min read · 20 September 2013
As part of a ‘portfolio rebalancing exercise’ and given its ‘significant exposure to the fund’, a listed trust managed by SL Capital Partners sold half of its original commitment to Charterhouse Capital Partners VIII.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The London-listed firm’s investment volume was £204m during the period, more than double compared to the £92m in the previous period, which was mainly due to Electra’s investments in bank-related assets – an area where it sees deal flow picking up.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
