OPENED & CLOSED FUNDS OPENED FUND FIRM FUND LAUNCHED TYPE OF FUND GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS NO. SES Iberian Fund I Espirito Santo Capital 1 Jun-04 Private equity Spain, Portugal, France and Sigefi Private Equity Trident Private Equity Fund II North Atlantic Value LLP 2 Jun-04 Buyout UK Afghanistan Renewal Fund Afghanistan Capital Partners 1 Jun-04 Private […]
Three Canadian pensions are among the biggest direct private equity investors in the country. Teachers', OMERS and the Caisse are at turns partners, rivals and emulators of each other, and their respective programmes are the results of wildly divergent histories. David Snow reports from Toronto and Montreal
Christoph Kaserer and Christian Diller of the Centre for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies at Technische Universitöt in Munich have been taking a close look at how European private equity fund performance can be more closely assessed and compared with other asset classes. Here they describe the return distribution of European private equity funds – and in particular compare IRR with public market benchmarking
Leveraged loan pricing in Europe may soon lose some of its art and gain a bit more science as recovery ratings begin to help determine the profile of a particular credit, says PEI's Deal Mechanic
The UK-based European private equity firm has made three new appointments to focus on its core sectors of leisure and support services.
A private equity consortium led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has reduced its offer for Dutch retailer Vendex from €1.43bn to €1.40bn following disappointing trading performance at the target company.
Vintage Venture Partners, a private equity secondaries investor focused on Israel, has completed the final closing of its debut fund with $64m of commitments.
Athens-based Dolphin Capital Partners is targeting €100m for a debut private equity fund focused on leisure-integrated real estate opportunities in Greece, Cyprus, Turkey and Croatia.
Network Associates has announced its intentions to sell its Sniffer network software line to the private equity firms while simultaneously changing its name to McAfee.
Contrary to market speculation, WH Smith has agreed to allow Permira to conduct confirmatory due diligence following its £940m approach for the UK retailer earlier this week.