Private Equity
SVG’s capitulation to HarbourVest’s final offer for its portfolio marks the end of a saga that may usher in a new era for secondaries.
2 min read · 20 October 2016
The global investment manager has agreed with the London-listed private equity investor to acquire its portfolio by raising its previous offer by £24m.
2 min read · 18 October 2016
The two firms have agreed to acquire 50 percent of SVG’s portfolio with just over a day and a half to go before shareholders must decide whether to accept a rival offer from HarbourVest.
3 min read · 04 October 2016
The New York-based firm came in 2007 to enter co-ownership of Penton alongside Wasserstein & Co.
2 min read · 16 September 2016
Coller bought 50m shares in the listed private equity investor at 100 pence a share in the depths of the financial crisis, and would receive 650 pence a share if an unsolicited bid for SVG Capital succeeds.
2 min read · 12 September 2016
The London-listed private equity investor has asked shareholders to wait until its results on 30 September before taking action, but the deal looks likely to proceed, say analysts.
4 min read · 12 September 2016
DOB Equity, backed exclusively by the de Rijcke family, has acquired a minority stake in Twiga Foods, its ninth investment.
3 min read · 24 August 2016
Goldman’s Petershill Fund II purchased less than 10% in Littlejohn, the first investment out of that fund.
2 min read · 17 August 2016
The China-focused private equity firm hired Lazard at the beginning of the year to help it restructure its $400m fund, PEI's sister publication <em>Secondaries Investor</em> has learned.<br />
1 min read · 09 August 2016
The energy-focused private equity firm in Texas has collaborated with Canada’s Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and long-time partner RedBird Capital Partners to acquire oil & gas assets in Texas and Louisiana.
2 min read · 08 August 2016
