Private Equity
The firm, which focuses on distressed investments primarily in the US, beat its $2.5bn target.
1 min read · 20 September 2013
If accepted, the $662m offer for Pactera Technology will become the most recent privatisation of a China-based company from the NASDAQ.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The lower-mid market firm has generated a 40% IRR on its equity investment in Information Storage Consolidation Company as it seeks $75m for its Graycliff Mezzanine II fund.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
Private equity fundraising and transaction values remained steady year-over-year in Canada, though the number of deals fell sharply during the first quarter of 2013.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The Canadian pension fund's emerging markets and developed private equity investments beat respective equities returns - a phenomenon the LP expects to continue long-term.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The firm is diversifying by acquiring Swiss fund of funds APEN alongside Fortress Investment Group and Newbury Partners. APEN is shifting its focus from fund investments to co-investments and secondaries in emerging markets.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
Vikram Pandit is the latest to target distressed opportunities in India, readying the launch of a $100m private equity fund in partnership with JM Financial.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
The French firm’s latest fundraising effort, which comes after abandoning plans for a top-up fund, could be facilitated by a couple of sizeable exits in the coming months.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
The firm has invested both debt and equity in CSC ServiceWorks, a combination of laundry services company Coinmach Services and tire inflation business AIR-serv.
1 min read · 20 September 2013
The addition of the €1bn Swiss fund of funds to the French bank’s private equity unit will boost its asset under management to €5bn.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
