Private Equity
Teachers' Private Capital is understood to have paid Altor Equity Partners more than $300m for a 75% stake in Helly Hansen.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Chinese bidders have the cash and desire to be strategic buyers of private equity assets in the US, but regulations tend to get in the way.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
An investigation launched by the SEC into a US-lised Chinese company has caused private equity groups to question the validity of the 'variable interest entity' structure.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The firm's buyout group will acquire listed pharmaceutical company Par Pharmaceutical. TPG also has investments in several pharmaceutical companies through its TPG Biotech portfolio.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Canadian market, comprised primarily of mid-sized companies, was ranked second in the world after the US for most attractive country for private equity investment, according to a recent study.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
Blackstone portfolio company American Petroleum Tankers is suing the Department of Transportation, alleging a loan application was being held up due to its ownership by a PE firm.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Canadian energy specialist ARC Financial Corp has hit a hard-cap of $1bn for its seventh fund, bringing its total assets under management to more than $3.7bn.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
The retirement system’s $21bn private equity portfolio generated a 5.9% return last fiscal year, outperforming its overall portfolio by 4.1%.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
The firm, led by well-known turnaround investor Wilbur Ross, has closed its fifth fund after a long slog on the fundraising trail that included slashing its target in half.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
The $142bn manager has launched the new group comprising four financing veterans, led by ex-TCW Brian Daly, with experience in the power generation and energy infrastructure sectors.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
