Private Equity
AXA Private Equity's spin-out talks are progressing, with a structure emerging that will give its employees a significant stake in the business. The new clarity has given the fundraising of its latest infrastructure vehicle fresh impetus.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Erick Bronner has been named the head of The Riverside Company’s investor relations team after parting ways with Mercury Capital Advisors in January.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The number of distressed debt opportunities should increase next year due to fallout from the European debt crisis, according to an industry survey.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Questions have arisen about the benefits of private equity firms going public after the underwhelming debut of Oaktree Capital Management, prompting Blackstone president Tony James to explain recently the rationale behind his firm's IPO.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The sale of EUSA Pharma to Jazz Pharmaceuticals will generate $200m in proceeds for Essex Woodlands, says managing director Dr. Petri Vainio.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Alfred Villalobos, a former CalPERS board member turned placement agent, and the pension system’s former CEO Fred Buenrostro, allegedly tricked Apollo into paying fees for fundraising work they claimed was approved by the pension, the SEC has charged.
4 min read · 18 January 2013
The lower mid-market firm has completed three investments this year, finding attractive opportunities in the industrial, restaurant and healthcare sectors.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Graycliff Partners’ acquisition of aviation products and services company Skandia comes a week after the firm completed an add-on acquisition for aerospace company Venture Aircraft.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has completed its first retail real estate investment since forming a real estate business with ex-Goldman Sachs exec Ralph Rosenberg last year.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The M&A environment is shaky, growth in the emerging markets has slowed and LPs are putting more money into alternatives, according to the firm’s president, Tony James.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
