Private Equity
Arle Capital Partners has made another two appointments to its investment team as it continues to move away from forerunner Candover’s pan-European strategy.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The alternatives manager is set to raise up to $800m in its forthcoming initial public offering, which would value the group at about $8bn.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Trade bodies have flagged a number of concerns over the directive's latest draft, including its treatment of third-country provisions affecting GPs from non-EU jurisdictions and their ability to access EU investors.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The federal government’s recent C$500m capital injection into the country’s venture industry follows a two-year lull in fundraising for Canadian venture capital.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
KKR Natural Resources' latest deal brings its total capital deployed since 2010 past $900m, and leaves it with about $1.1bn of available capital remaining for new investments.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
The turbulent economic environment in Europe and uncertainty over the outcome of the forthcoming French presidential election led LBO France to delay the launch of its next mid-market fund.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
James Zenni-led Z Capital Partners has hired Irene Hong, former VP of investor relations at KPS Capital Partners, as a managing director in charge of marketing and corporate development.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
HSBC has sold its remaining 19.9% stake in Montagu Private Equity nine years after the mid-market buyout group spun out from the bank.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
The indictment of Detroit's former treasurer has revealed an alleged pension pay-to-play scheme in which managers and consultants are accused of providing bribes in exchange for business with two of the city’s municipal pension systems.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
President Barack Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act into law Thursday, signifying huge changes to the way private equity and venture capital fundraising is regulated.
2 min read · 18 January 2013