Private Equity
The four-group shortlist for acquiring BBC Broadcast contains three private equity firms including Apax Partners, the group that employs former BBC director general Greg Dyke as an advisor.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Investcorp has agreed to take France-based parts distributor Autodistribution off the hands of Goldman Sachs, which gained control of the company after it went into receivership.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Menlo Park-based tech buyout firm Francisco Partners has completed its purchase of CRM and voice application services outfit FrontRange Solutions in a roughly $200 million deal.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The emerging markets private equity investor will sell its 9.3% stake in Celtel as part of the trade sale to Kuwaiti mobile communications company MTC.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
An acrimonious split at New York middle-market firm Lincolnshire Management has led to poaching and lawsuits.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Japanese private equity expert Simon Chadwick has been hired to strengthen the placement agent’s London office.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Middle market private equity investors in emerging markets are revving up their activities. While this group has historically been largely overlooked by service providers, one newly launched law firm is seeking to fill that gap. By Judy Kuan.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
The $300m GCC Energy Fund has been launched by Standard Bank, Gulf International Bank and Emirates National Oil Company.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Poor recent returns and more demanding investors: the less than ideal combination that European VCs on the fundraising trail often have to overcome. Do they have any friends left? You bet they do, reports Andy Thomson
4 min read · 30 December 2012
Menlo Park-based tech specialist Francisco Partners acquired CRM and voice application services outfit FrontRange Solutions in a roughly $200m deal.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
