Now that prospective investors in private equity funds are approaching the due diligence process with the same rigour as GPs have applied to target portfolio companies, there are some important infrastructure issues a GP has to address. Steven Millner of DML looks at what a GP has to do to make sure an LP is going to be satisfied.
An increase in awareness about alternative investments could lead to improved allocations to hedge and private equity funds from UK charities, according to a new report.
London-based Kamal Tabet has been appointed global head of Citigroup’s Financial Entrepreneurs Group, the bank’s private equity advisory and fund placement business.
Mezzanine Management provided debt capital, investing from its dedicated Central and Eastern European fund, Accession Capital Management.
The French private equity house is growing in Germany in order to take advantage of direct investment opportunities.
CDC Ixis leads E10m photonics round; VC Strathdon raises further £2m; Cazenove backs Empower Interactive; European VCs complete Kaidara E8m round
The London-based private equity firm is reportedly in the driving seat in the bidding to acquire Deutsche Bank’s cable TV unit Telecolumbus for E500m.
Following its withdrawal from the Safeway auction, the US buyout firm is considering a possible offer for the US units of the struggling Dutch retailer.
The US private equity firm has quadrupled the size of its European real estate portfolio with the acquisition of a portfolio of 36 properties from the Italian government.
German chemical groups Bayer and Degussa have sold their German latex joint venture business to Soros Private Equity in a E235m transaction.