Private Equity
Administrators have been called in again at Blockbuster's UK arm, after Gordon Brothers Europe was unable to deliver on its promise in March to 'bring new life’ to the business.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
Richard Woodling has joined the Hong Kong-based PE firm to develop water sector investments months after the firm acquired India’s Luminous Water Technologies.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
A 2010 spin-out out of pharmaceutical services company Quintiles, NovaQuest had targeted $500m for its Fund III.
1 min read · 07 November 2013
The China country manager and Suning Appliance Co will jointly invest in one of China’s largest internet TV companies.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
Expanding well-run Australian companies into emerging Asia is something that attracts corporate acquirers, but it's a challenging task, says Tim Martin, partner at Crescent Capital Partners.
3 min read · 07 November 2013
The microfinance-focused private equity firm has sold its remaining holding in TenGer Financial Group’s Xac Bank, shortly after launching its second vehicle targeting $200m.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
GTCR has traded lawsuits with the purchaser of its portfolio company APS Healthcare, which is accusing the mid-market firm of whitewashing the company’s financial health before exit.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
Private equity has generated a median 10-year annualised return of 10% for US pensions, according to a PEGCC study which analyses the performance of 146 groups with $1bn or more invested in the asset class.
1 min read · 07 November 2013
The firm has hired a four-person team led by veteran energy investor Todd Dittmann to focus on energy-related credit investments.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
Shares of Riverstone’s first listed vehicle, which had an initial target of £1.5bn, dropped 5% in the grey market yesterday.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
