Private Equity
The Carlyle Group is putting $20 million toward its second investment in a Chinese outdoor media business that could benefit from the private equity firm’s first investment in 2004.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
The UK-based firm has increased its pace of dealmaking in Asia in recent months with five deals, including what it claims is the biggest buyout in Hong Kong.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
The banking group has acquired a minority stake in agri-business Export Trading Group, demonstrating the private equity team’s confidence in the region.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Cinven has agreed to acquire patent software provider CPA Global for £950m. ICG made its largest equity investment – about £37m – in CPA Global in 2010.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The sovereign wealth fund is using the secondary market for its first-ever intermediated sale of private equity stakes as it works to trim down the size of its portfolio. UBS is running the process.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Private equity firms would be directly impacted if a proposal in India’s Parliament to raise the capital gains tax to 30% from 20% is enacted.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
General Atlantic, which invested nearly $2bn across 15 transactions in 2011, has invested in business services company Mu Sigma alongside Sequoia Capital.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Global M&A activity held firm in the face of economic turmoil this year - but private equity proved less robust, with the value of buyouts down 9 percent.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Searchlight, a private equity firm founded by ex-KKR partner Oliver Haarmann last year, has bought fashionable boots manufacturer Hunter Boots.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
TPG’s growth investment platform has purchased software and services company MarketTools. TPG will transfer three of MarketTools’ business lines to web-based survey company SurveyMonkey for a minority stake in the business.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
