Private Equity
Charterhouse reportedly fought off competition from rivals CD&R and EQT, as well as trade player Honeywell International, to acquire the German safety equipment maker in a tertiary buyout.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
The $12bn of distributions by emerging market funds last year represent the highest level on record, while non-US developed market distributions rose a dramatic 74% year-over-year to $32.3bn, according to Cambridge Associates.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Euro-China growth capital firm A Capital has teamed up with a luxury goods distributor in China, to invest in European electronics giant Bang and Olufsen.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
In a sign of the growing importance firms attach to operational value creation, LBO France has bolstered its team with seasoned industrialist Gilles Taldu joining as a partner.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Chinese bidders have the cash and desire to be strategic buyers of private equity assets in the US, but regulations tend to get in the way.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
An investigation launched by the SEC into a US-lised Chinese company has caused private equity groups to question the validity of the 'variable interest entity' structure.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The retirement system’s $21bn private equity portfolio generated a 5.9% return last fiscal year, outperforming its overall portfolio by 4.1%.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
The Beijing-based firm wants to raise its next RMB fund in Hong Kong as it takes advantage of an experimental currency hub set up by Chinese authorities.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The listed private equity firm’s buyout, growth capital, energy and real estate funds all increased in value during the first six months of 2012.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, has appointed Colin Buckley as its chief operating officer with a remit to implement its revised strategy.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
