Private Equity
The UK firm has now realised most of the investments in the £235m Gresham Fund III, after selling specialist oil and gas recruitment provider Swift to US firm Wellspring.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
The troubled Australian television channel is seeking a A$670m IPO on the Australian stock exchange after it was taken over last year in a $3.4bn debt-for-equity swap.
3 min read · 07 November 2013
A tale of two Americas
1 min read · 07 November 2013
The sale of electronic marketplace provider Epyx marks the fourth exit from HgCapital’s Fund 6. The four exits together have generated a gross IRR of about 45%.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
The UK-based placement agent has recruited a former Actis fund accountant and a former Altius Associates executive, in response to an improved fundraising environment and greater demand for its services in between capital-raises.
3 min read · 07 November 2013
The $129.5bn Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has just opened an Asia office in Hong Kong. Jane Rowe, OTPP’s senior vice president who flew in for the opening, talked to PEI about the plan’s expectations in the region.
3 min read · 07 November 2013
The sale of packaging manufacturer Mivisa will generate a 35% IRR for Blackstone and co-owners N+1 Mercapital and Dinamia.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
The sale of Alexander Mann Solutions to US-based firm New Mountain Capital comes just a month after Graphite raised £500m for its eighth buyout fund.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
Alex Macdonald, a former executive vice president at Canadian insurance company Manulife, will replace OPTrust’s retiring chief investor Morgan Eastman.
1 min read · 07 November 2013
The firm’s fifth North American-focused fund of funds had collected about $144m as of April.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
