Private Equity

Listed private equity

SVG: In ‘detailed’ talks with unnamed parties

In its defence document published Thursday, the London-listed private equity investor repeated its recommendation that shareholders reject HarbourVest’s 650p-a-share offer.

2 min read · 29 September 2016

Who might be a white knight for SVG?

PEI weighs up the possibilities, using sister title <span class="ITALIC">Secondaries Investor</span>’s SI 30, a ranking of the world’s top secondaries firms by capital raised in the past five years, as a starting point.

6 min read · 28 September 2016

HgCapital books 2.3x on P&amp;I sale

This is the first exit from HgCapital 7; the firm is currently in discussions about raising its eighth fund.

3 min read · 19 September 2016

SVG fends off HarbourVest bid with NAV uplift - update

The London-listed private equity investor urged shareholders to take no action on HarbourVest’s £1bn bid, saying the 650p-a-share final offer ‘undervalues the company’.

5 min read · 16 September 2016

Coller eyes 6.5x return from SVG

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

Apollo spies a bargain in $4.3bn Rackspace price tag

Apollo’s take-private transaction with the cloud computing company shows a discounted price, but for a company in the midst of a strategic transition that remains unproven.

3 min read · 30 August 2016

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