Private Equity
A day after his previous employer booked its place in the UEFA Champions League semi-final, former FC Barcelona vice-chairman Marc Ingla joined Mangrove Capital Partners.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Firms have been filing registration documents since last year to meet the 30 March deadline. And for some firms, the documents include some ‘embarrassing’ disciplinary history.
4 min read · 18 January 2013
The private markets group of US corporation DuPont has raised about $63m for investments in strategies including private equity, venture capital and debt.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
The chaotic financial markets of Europe present certain chances for private equity managers to shine, though limited partners should be on the lookout for managers with specific talents around credit, debt or regionally focused buyouts, writes David Fann and the TorreyCove investment team.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
New York Life Capital Partners has held a final close on its third mezzanine fund, which attracted nearly twice as many LPs as its previous $800m vehicle, says CEO Thomas Haubenstricker.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Sun Capital Partners has sold speciality chemicals company Sonneborn following a busy first quarter in which it sealed a number of sizeable exits.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Former Goya Foods executive Andy Unanue has launched a firm targeting small and mid-market opportunities within the US Hispanic community.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
OMERS Ventures’ C$20m investment in social media company HootSuite is one of the largest Canadian venture capital transactions during the past 10 years.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
Compensation at US public pensions can’t compete with the private sector, but some structural changes could help mitigate the steady stream of leavers and major disruptions to investment programmes.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
CVC has agreed to sell StarBev, which brews and distributes beer brands including Staropramen, Stella Artois and Beck's, to trade buyer Molson Coors.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
