Private Equity
CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, has appointed Colin Buckley as its chief operating officer with a remit to implement its revised strategy.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Senior portfolio manager Anne Simpson voiced CalPERS’ support for the rule, which limits banks’ ability to participate in private equity.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Deutsche Beteiligungs and Equity Capital Management have each held closes for their latest Germany-focused funds, having garnered a combined €681m in commitments.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The turnaround firm’s major investment was a buyout alongside Catterton Partners in Restoration Hardware. The business filed to go public last year.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The firm will sell its minority stake in equipment finance company GreatAmerica back to its owners for $95m, having grown earnings by 400%, says managing partner Eric Eubank.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Mark Kelly has left the scandal ridden UK bank to replace outgoing Apollo chief financial officer Gene Donnelly.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
The firm’s Structured Capital Partners II Fund will provide junior capital, mezzanine debt and senior equity to mid-market companies in the US and other developed markets.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Paris-headquartered firm has paid CHF 30 million for a minority stake in manufacturer Group Acrotec, as it looks to take advantage of rising demand for Swiss watches.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The firm is investing in the largest refinery on the eastern seaboard with help from Pennsylvania to upgrade the facility and shift the source of crude oil from northern Africa to domestic sites around North America.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
The Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund committed $35m to Advent’s seventh flagship fund, which will target investments in North America and Europe.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
