Private Equity
Carlyle's investment will help the Singapore-listed integrated fishing company pursue its expansion plans and improve operational efficiency.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The bank is reportedly in ‘advanced discussions’ to acquire Brazilian investment firm Gávea, which closed its third fund in 2008 on $1.2bn.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
A San Diego pension recently committed to the fund after negotiating carried interest down to 15% from 20%. Highland is raising the fund in partnership with investment firm PetroCap.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
KKR’s recent East Resources exit – coupled with HitecVision’s specialist energy fund close this week – is further evidence that the energy sector remains active and vibrant for private equity investors, writes Christopher Witkowsky.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The state oil and gas endowment is seeking a firm to help it investigate and possibly pursue legal action in the wake of a pay-to-play scandal.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Newly formed G2 Investment Group, co-founded by J. Todd Morley, David Conrod and Antonio de la Rua, has as its CIO Alan Menkes, a buyout veteran formerly of Thomas Weisel and Hicks Muse.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The Mounir Guen-led placement agency has assisted European stalwarts Gilde and HitecVision in hitting their hard-caps.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Over the past five years, the top 30 private equity real estate firms in the world have raised more than $211 billion -10 percent more than when PERE last counted capital raising efforts by the industry. Read on to discover the firms garnering the most. PERE Magazine May 2009.
10 min read · 05 January 2013
The Spanish company said in a recent statement that it is prepared to lose its concessions in Argentina and Bolivia, which account for some 2% of the company’s revenues, as political risk mounts. However, this is just a precautionary measure, a spokesman said.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Toll road developers Atlantia, ACS, Abertis, Belfi, Cintra, Global Via, Hochtief and ISA have all suffered damages to their Chilean road concessions in the aftermath of the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile over the weekend.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
