Private Equity
AXA Private Equity has teamed up with French renewables producer Neoen to acquire a portfolio of renewable energy assets, making the buyout firm France’s fourth-largest wind farm operator.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
AXA Private Equity has unveiled a solar energy joint venture with Italian industrial company Tozzi Group. The joint venture builds on a partnership AXA and Tozzi formed in 2007.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Blackstone has acquired German outdoor clothing company Jack Wolfskin, the latest in a slew of deals which have come despite retailers struggling due to subdued consumer spending.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The impact will be limited, but private equity houses will need to make adjustments as the UK government refashions its financial services regulatory regime.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
DFJ Esprit has allayed fears that a subdued exit environment will make it hard for European venture capital firms to monetise their investments, sealing a 15x return following the sale of Zeus Technology.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
US alternative assets firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and German insurer Munich Re have taken a 49% stake in assets operated by its solar photovoltaic subsidiary, Grupo T-Solar.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The sale of Dubai-based oil and gas services company Maritime Industrial Services by Gulf Capital and Amwal AlKhaleej shows that private equity can work profitably in the Middle East.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The pension has committed up to $20m to Blackstone’s sixth fund, which has been in fundraising for more than two years and is expected to close any day.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The London-based European private equity firm has so far raised €390m for its second renewable energy fund, on its way to a target of €500m.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Assets sold by Banco Popolare included Bormioli Rocco & Figlio, an international glass and plastics manufacturer valued at €250m.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
