Private Equity
Emerging market fund managers are being sought by the US government's DFI, which aims to commit $35m - $150m per qualified fund.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
The firm has made its third investment this year by buying the landscaping division of John Deere.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
Even with LPs still committing to emerging market funds, fundraising for such vehicles is declining, with Asia totals flat, according to PEI’s Research & Analytics division.
2 min read · 23 October 2013
The firm, which has been actively targeting Southern Europe in recent years, has taken a minority stake in Betty Blue using its €574 million Trilantic Capital Partners IV Europe.
2 min read · 23 October 2013
Indian companies are the most transparent among the BRICS, while Chinese companies are the least, according to a new study by Transparency International.
2 min read · 23 October 2013
The deal comes as the state-backed Russian Direct Investment Fund believes growth in the Russian economy means it’s the right time to invest in the telecom sector.
2 min read · 23 October 2013
The move - which includes a PIK facility provided by KKR - follows the firm's unsuccessful attempt to sell the Swedish bedmaker earlier in the year.
2 min read · 09 October 2013
Lunar Capital has bought a majority stake in the Asia business of Italian childrenswear brand Pinco Pallino, and plans to build fifty stores in seven countries over the next five years.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The country's private equity activity is reaching record levels on the back of a growing economy and increased spending power of the Turkish middle class.
3 min read · 21 September 2013
The Eastern European manager, which sold its stake in one of Latvia’s largest IT distributors, sees the recovering Baltics as ripe with opportunities for investors.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
