Private Equity
Former lawyer Thomas Chevalier, who most recently worked on an investment fund for Russia's Gazprombank, has joined SL Capital Partners as an investment director, with an additional mandate to advise on regulatory issues.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Growth in fundraising by private equity and venture capital firms targeting Central and Eastern European outstripped the increase in overall European fundraising last year, figures show.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Baring Private Equity Asia has signalled its ambition to grow real estate investing capabilities with the hire of Mark Fogle as head of real estate investing for its Asia unit.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm has sealed the first exit from its seventh fund, selling luxury shoe retailer Kurt Geiger to listed apparel and footwear company The Jones Group.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
After expanding the company’s geographic presence in the greater Nordic region and beyond, Litorina has exited its stake in Swedish IT security group Coromatic to regional rival EQT partners for a 35% IRR.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The private equity arm of Citi Capital Advisors has agreed to sell specialty pharmaceutical company Sanitas to Valeant Pharmaceuticals.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Former Goldman Sachs banker and ex-Delta co-managing partner Kirill Dmitriev will helm the country’s $10bn private equity fund.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
VTB Capital has become the second Russian-state backed institution in a week to hire a Goldman Sachs partner, appointing Atanas Bostandjiev as its CEO.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm is bolstering its investment teams in all three of its European offices as a signal of its commitment to the central and eastern European region, says partner Zbigniew Rekusz.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Alpha Associates is raising its debut fund targeting $100m to $150m for mature fund interests in Russia and former Soviet Union countries, says managing partner Petra Salesny.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
