Private Equity
3i has teamed with Neuberger Berman and Siguler Guff to acquire Brazilian eyeglass retailer Óticas Carol in a R$108m deal.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
NB Strategic Co-Investment Partners Fund II has completed nine transactions, investing roughly $185m alongside private equity fund managers.
1 min read · 21 September 2013
The Peru-based firm, which closed its debut fund on $320m in 2011, is targeting $600m for its second investment vehicle.
3 min read · 21 September 2013
KPS Capital Partners’ recent success on the fundraising trail continues with a $50m commitment from the $25.3bn Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The Partners Group Global Value 2011, which focuses on several investment strategies globally, is already more than 50% deployed.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The Carlyle Group is considering opening an office in Jakarta to improve access to Southeast Asian markets, says COO Glenn Youngkin.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana is the latest institutional investor to back KPS’ Special Situations Fund IV. The predecessor vehicle had generated a 19.3% net IRR as of 30 June.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
3i continues to shed staff and sell assets, and has given up on the idea of raising another buyout fund any time soon. These are anxious times for one of the UK’s oldest and best-known private equity groups
2 min read · 21 September 2013
Some in the industry are sceptical that Silver Lake can generate a private equity-style return in a typical private equity timeframe with a company as challenged as Dell.
3 min read · 21 September 2013
The slowdown in Brazil’s economic growth – and a possible over-supply of capital – has led some to question whether the country is still a viable destination for private equity investment
7 min read · 21 September 2013
