Private Equity
President Barack Obama’s election to a second term followed months of debate surrounding private equity’s role in the economy.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
Virgin’s Green Fund and state-backed Rusnano Capital have so far raised $200m for resource efficiency and renewables in Russia, Turkey and CEE.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Chinese fund is the second sovereign wealth fund to recently take a stake in London's Heathrow Airport.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
Solid fundamentals and a lot of dry powder in the market will load next year’s deal pipeline, say Edwards Wildman’s Ted Cominos and Globalturk Capital’s Baris Oney.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
The vehicle will provide funding and support to Turkish small and medium enterprises that want to expand beyond their domestic markets.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Chinese firm has confirmed its purchase of the coveted €80bn asset manager, and teams up with ICBC, China's biggest bank, to expand DAM’s foothold in emerging markets.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The deal values the luxury carmaker at €940m.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Hassan El Khatib, who joined Carlyle in 2007 to bolster the firm’s MENA operations, later worked as an operating executive for Carlyle’s $500m MENA fund.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Texas Pacific Group and Apax Partners are reportedly refinancing the Greek mobile company for a second time to take a dividend payment, which will take proceeds to more than twice the firm’s original investment.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
The management team of the quick-service Italian food chain, led by restaurant industry veteran Peter Beaudrault, will remain in place following the transaction as the firm undertakes a global expansion of the Sbarro’s franchise.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
