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Mid-market lenders present attractive opportunityCarlyle’s buyout of Churchill Financial highlights an opportunity to back mid-market lenders, a segment that can benefit from more private equity players, says Monroe Capital's Ted Koenig.
- Butcher steps back as Mid Europa promotes two
Craig Butcher has stepped down as senior partner at CEE-focused buyout firm Mid Europa to become a senior advisor. The firm has promoted two to partner as a result.
- First close imminent for Bain Asia fund
Bain Capital is nearing a first close for its second Asia fund, the first for which Bain has offered two fee options to LPs in order to attract capital in a tough fundraising market.
- Turkey meets New York private equity
Turkey meets New York private equity 2011-12-01 Philip Borel Not long ago the Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey (ISPAT) approached PEI with an unusual request. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish prime minister, would visit New York for the 66th General Assembly of the United Nations in Septemb
- Terra Firma holds special accounts talks with SWFs
Guy Hands-led Terra Firma has held exploratory talks with two sovereign wealth funds over the possibility of managing capital on a segregated account basis.
- Candover spin-out to sell safety company
Despite the global financial downturn and the chaos of the collapse of Candover, Capital Safety doubled its revenue since 2007. KKR agreed to buy the company for $1.12bn.
- Study: PE firms adjusting to ESG
LPs are becoming increasingly vocal about the development of environmental and social governance programmes, and a recent BVCA report indicates that fund managers are listening.
- Fulcrum Capital spins out of HSBC Bank Canada
The independent firm, renamed Fulcrum Capital Partners, will manage over C$700m (€508m; $678m) split between a private equity fund and separate mezzanine pool.
- Stepping down and stepping back
Succession has long been a tricky issue to deal with for private equity firms, but several groups have demonstrated in recent weeks that it need not be a painful process.
- KKR parks in Saba with 12.5% acquisition
The US group joins Criteria CaixaHolding, Torreal and ProA Capital as a shareholder in Saba Infraestructuras, the car parking and logistics business that spun out of Abertis earlier this year for €400m.