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Louisiana Teachers’ makes $80m mezzanine betThe pension, with about $13bn in assets, has invested $40m in mezzanine funds managed by Merit and Peninsula. The pension came under its spending goal for private equity in fiscal ‘09.
- Bridgepoint to unleash Pets at Home
Two years after shelving similar plans, the European mid-market firm is pursuing a dual-track sale process for Pets at Home that may value it at as much as £700m.
- BC Partners loses Dometic to lenders
The firm has broken even on its investment in the Swedish caravan maker, following a debt-for-equity swap that leaves a 25-strong lending syndicate in control.
- JPEL raises $75m for secondaries deals
The listed fund of funds surpassed its target, selling shares at or above its current stock price.
- Electra raises £43m, agrees £185m loan
The London-listed private equity firm has said reduced competition for deals and the prevalence of distressed sellers are reasons to bolster its dry powder.
- ICG to stockpile £826m in dry powder
The listed debt investor has launched a fully underwritten rights issue and has raised €475m for its 2008 Recovery Fund.
- Straddling the Atlantic
Straddling the Atlantic 2009-03-01 Staff Writer ASSETS / FUNDS UNDER MANAGEMENT€1.7 billion as of 31 Dec 2008ALLOCATION TO PRIVATE EQUITY100%YEAR FIRST INVESTED IN PRIVATE EQUITY1988GEOGRAPHYNorth America50%Western Europe50%Central & Eastern EuropeMiddle East / AfricaAsia PacificLatin AmericaFUND TYPEGen
- The PEI Awards in pictures
We recently hosted an elegant black-tie dinner at London's Victoria & Albert Museum in honour of the winners of the 2008 Private Equity International Awards. Jeremy Coller, the founder and chief executive of secondaries firm Coller Capital, collected the second annual PEI Private Equity Leader award.
- Back to the ‘90s
The deals of tomorrow will have a retro feel, writes Toby Mitchenall.
- Mezz house ICG books first loss in 20 years
Despite making a loss of £67m, ICG Group is upbeat about market opportunities and foresees a mid-1990s-style recovery, with local players doing deals with local banks at ‘reasonable’ rates of leverage.