Private Equity
A year after its initial close, the Israeli life sciences firm has held a $50m final close for its inaugural fund, following a significant commitment from US private equity funds-of-funds manager HarbourVest Partners.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Advent International and local affiliate Turkven have partnered to buy leading Turkish baker Unmas from Dogus Holding.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Deutsche Bank’s Alternative Investment Fundraising Group, which until recently had been working on a number of in-house private equity funds as well as several of third party mandates, has been dissolved.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
The global investment company has taken a majority interest in Willtek, a German wireless equipment tester.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Anti-war campaigners have targeted Carlyle Group’s US offices to protest at the firm’s government links and its role in the defence industry.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Shareholders, including Nomura and Royal Bank Private Equity, have ceded control of the hotel chain to the company's bankers after it defaulted on loan repayments.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The fund placement boutique has appointed Kevin Newman, former head of the placement team at Lehman Brothers, as president and COO.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
US buyout firm Texas Pacific Group has appointed Philippe Costeletos, a former member of the management committee at Bahrain-based private equity group Investcorp.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Terra Firma chief Guy Hands believes the uncertain economic climate may result in the firm’s debut fund falling E1bn short of its original E3bn target.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
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