Private Equity
Continuing the growing involvement of buyout firms in the oil and gas sector 3i and ABN Amro’s merchant banking arm have taken a £53 million stake in TSMarine.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The state of California has passed a law requiring that CalPERS and CalSTRS divest from companies that do business in Iran, but unlike similar bans elsewhere, private equity is not affected.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Negotiations between the Chinese Investment Corporation and JC Flowers come as the sovereign fund’s $3 billion investment in Blackstone took a further hit yesterday, with Blackstone's share price reaching a new low.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The firm has set off on the fundraising trail having doubled the amount of money it plans to invest in Africa.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Pantheon Ventures and secondary investor Nova have bought the scientific laboratory business of Barloworld as it looks to grow the business overseas.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The middle market vehicle easily passed its $2.5 billion target, and more than triples Jordan’s capital under management.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Moore, a back office services provider, has hired Simon Chadwick from Bear Stearns to spearhead its drive in London and Japan.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
As established private equity markets slow in the wake of the credit crunch, global firms are looking further afield and local emerging market managers know this is no flash in the pan, Nicholas Lockley writes.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
An Ethos Private Equity and Goldman Sachs consortium has run into regulatory difficulties in its acquisition of casino group Gold Reef Resorts after securing funding in problematic credit markets in September.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Pantheon Ventures and secondary investor Nova have bought the scientific laboratory business of Barloworld as it looks to grow the business overseas.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
