Private Equity
Guido Padovano, former head of Merrill Lynch Private Equity in Latin America, will oversee a team of investment professionals in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm plans to raise $150m from local investors, according to chief executive Scott Swensen.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Buenos Aires-based firm blew past Fund IV's target to raise more than double the size of its predecessor vehicle.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Carlyle co-founder David Rubenstein said during a conference in New York that interest in developing economies has greatly accelerated.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Oregon Investment Council committed $100m to Warburg Pincus joint venture Sheridan Production Partners II, a re-up for the OIC, which committed $100m to SPP I in April 2007.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Washington State Investment Board has approved commitments to GTCR’s tenth fund, targeting $3bn, and Southern Cross’ fourth Latin America fund, which closed last month on $1.68bn.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm will reportedly pay $200m for a 40% stake in Sao Paulo-based Patria Investments, with which Blackstone has had a strategic alliance since 2004.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK’s legal and regulatory system has been flagged as the most favourable for LBO deals.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Latin America-focused firm, currently raising Fund III with a $500m target, has now exited all investments from its second energy fund.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
New Mexico’s $14bn oil and gas endowment, a long-time investor in private equity, hasn’t made a commitment since early 2009. SIC wants to commit to six funds over the next 12 months.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
