Private Equity
Mid-market fundraising remained flat last year, with low levels of realisations impacting new allocations to the asset class, according to a study by placement firm Acanthus.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The private equity-backed company’s listing will seek to bolster investor’s confidence in Russia’s capital markets – an uncertain endeavour, says Baring Vostok’s Costyashkin.
3 min read · 22 January 2014
The Central and Eastern Europe-focused firm joins a list of other private equity groups that have recently opted for high-yield bonds as an alternative to senior debt financing.
3 min read · 22 January 2014
Since its inception in 2011, the RDIF has deployed nearly $3.5bn with co-investors.
2 min read · 20 January 2014
The firm, which has been actively targeting Southern Europe in recent years, has taken a minority stake in Betty Blue using its €574 million Trilantic Capital Partners IV Europe.
2 min read · 23 October 2013
The deal comes as the state-backed Russian Direct Investment Fund believes growth in the Russian economy means it’s the right time to invest in the telecom sector.
2 min read · 23 October 2013
The Eastern European manager, which sold its stake in one of Latvia’s largest IT distributors, sees the recovering Baltics as ripe with opportunities for investors.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The firm’s acquisition of Cimbria, a manufacturer of food processing equipment, is the third Danish buyout since December.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
There was no rest for several firms during the holidays that spent the allegedly ‘slow’ final week of the year closing landmark acquisitions and exits.
4 min read · 21 September 2013
The private equity-backed company’s listing will seek to bolster investor’s confidence in Russia’s capital markets – an uncertain endeavour, says Baring Vostok’s Costyashkin.
3 min read · 21 September 2013
