Private Equity
The Townsend Group, a real estate advisory and investment firm, has been 70% sold to Aligned Asset Managers, a GTCR portfolio company.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Joe Sovran, a former partner at Swiss fund of funds Capvent, will helm fundraising for Tata private equity funds as the firm aims to collect $1bn by December.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The US Republican presidential candidate said last week that he is in favour of comprehensive tax reform, which includes how carried interest is taxed.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
UK Defence Secretary Liam Fox has been forced to admit he was aware of a legal battle between a US company and a private equity firm working with his department, although he denies further involvement.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Just as Washington DC gears up for another debate on the deficit, the influential investor is once again taking aim at the private equity industry.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
In a controversial case that cast doubts over how the UK would interpret its double tax treaty with the US, Harbourvest boss George Anson failed to convince a UK tribunal he was taxed twice on his US-sourced profits.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm has added Jeffery Moy as its new private equity head. In June, Rockefeller hired former COO of Franklin Street Partners John O’Hara as a managing director and senior advisor.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
RBS has appointed JP Morgan’s former head of financial sponsors to oversee realisations within its strategic investment group, which manages assets acquired through debt for equity swaps or restructurings.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm has significantly expanded its presence in the UK over the past few months in part due to increased fundraising activity and regulatory changes on the horizon.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
Buyout firm Permira has appointed Max Biagosch (pictured), a member of its consumer team, to replace the retiring head of its financing group.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
