Private Equity
For the Madrid-based firm, which is currently investing its €866m maiden fund, this is its eighth investment since its inception in 2006.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
A recent $600m fundraise highlights the level of investor interest in a country that – like the Andean region more broadly – is seeing strong economic growth and friendly market reforms.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
The Eastern European-focused firm, which is targeting €1bn with a €1.25bn hard-cap, is likely to reach a first close in the next few months.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The energy division of private equity shop Ridgewood Companies has already raised $449.5m toward its second oil and gas vehicle.
1 min read · 19 September 2013
A former portfolio company of now-defunct Candover, Swissport is already the world’s largest provider of aviation ground services.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The Swedish firm, which is bound by its limited partnership agreement to wrap up fundraising within a year of an ‘initial close’, needed more time to get to the €3bn target of its latest investment vehicle.
3 min read · 19 September 2013
Despite recent protests, Turkey remains a strong market for private equity investment, write Ted Cominos (pictured) and John Faurescu.
3 min read · 19 September 2013
While Asia-focused funds continue to attract strong LP interest, global funds are shifting their attention toward the US, says Ernst & Young’s Jeffrey Bunder.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The volume of private equity acquisitions fell in the first half of 2013 – but easier financing and more appetite for large deals should lead to a pickup in activity in the second half, according to law firm Allen & Overy.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
New Mexico’s PERA, which has $170m allocated for private equity this year, has made its first commitment to Lime Rock Resources, a division of Lime Rock Partners.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
