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LPs struggle to track GP succession plansSome brand name private equity firms have set succession plans in motion, while others have yet to unveil future leadership structures.
- Suited to life in public
Jon Moulton’s Better Capital is doing what most listed private equity funds can only dream of: trading at a premium.
- Firms commit $750m to aircraft leasing company
Avolon, and its three private equity partners, Cinven, CVC Capital and Oak Hill Capital, intend to capitalise on the current and expected market conditions within the global aircraft leasing sector.
- Endesa commences sale of gas network
The Spanish utility has sent out teasers for the possible sale of its gas distribution network in a deal that could net it over €700m. The sale comes as E.On cancels the divestment of its Italian gas network after deeming the bids received too low.
- The post-golden era
This year’s PEI 300 is populated with familiar names, but as the mid-2000s fundraising boom recedes into history, expect a radical shuffling of the ranks, writes David Snow.
- Goldman’s ‘silent giant’ is world’s largest PE firm
The newly unveiled PEI 300 ranks Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area as the largest private equity direct investment programme in the world, just ahead of Carlyle and KKR. The 300 firms on the list have collectively raised less capital over the past five years than in previous years’ rankings.
- CVC to invest $276m in Sun Hung Kai Financial
CVC’s investment will assist the Hong Kong-listed financial services company accelerate the growth of its franchise in mainland China.
- CVC makes Asian appointment
The buyout firm has hired Allen Han from Honeywell as a senior managing director on its operations team in Asia.
- Better Capital inks second deal
The Jon Moulton-led firm is investing £13m in the UK business of Reader's Digest, an investment that will pull the business out of administration.
- Lotto win for Teachers'
The direct investment platform of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has agreed its second direct control investment in the UK: the £389m acquisition of National Lottery operator Camelot.