Private Equity

Latin America

New Mexico SIC commits $75m to KPS(2)

The $16.6bn system plans to commit around $450m to private equity in 2013.

2 min read · 22 January 2014

Carlyle raises $308m for Peru(2)

The Carlyle Group has tapped Peruvian bank Credicorp to consult on Carlyle Peru Fund investments.

2 min read · 22 January 2014

Nordic Capital holds €1.7bn first close(2)

Nordic Capital is past the half-way mark on its revised €3bn target for Fund VIII.

2 min read · 22 January 2014

EMEA buyouts down in 2012(2)

Despite a surge in overall M&A in the fourth quarter, a recent study found European private equity posted negative growth in activity for the whole of last year.

2 min read · 22 January 2014

Equistone books 2.5x return on Hydrasun(2)

The oil and gas sector exit to Investcorp comes shortly after the close of Equistone's first independent fund.

4 min read · 22 January 2014

3G Capital quietly hires Goldman executive(2)

The private investment firm, which announced this week it would partner with Warren Buffett to buy Heinz for $28bn, recently hired former Goldman managing director Daniel Dreyfus as a partner.

1 min read · 22 January 2014

Five Minutes With Susanne Forsingdal(2)

ATP Private Equity Partners has been watching Asia for several years and sees a market that is finally maturing as certain teams show stability and strong track records.

2 min read · 22 January 2014

Oaktree eyes Chilean pensions for fundraising(2)

Chile’s ‘sophisticated’ pensions may be LPs in Oaktree Capital Managements next round of funds, says managing partner John Frank.

2 min read · 22 January 2014

Buffett partners 3G for $28bn Heinz deal(2)

The buyout would be little known 3G’s most recent acquisition of a well-known consumer brand, after its $4bn deal for Burger King in 2010.

2 min read · 22 January 2014

N+1 Private Equity buys Portuguese manufacturer(2)

With 45% of its revenues coming from Latin America, Probos fits well with the strategy that N+1 has been actively pursuing since its merger with Spanish rival Mercapital.

2 min read · 22 January 2014

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