Private Equity
Capricorn Venture Partners, a Belgian venture capital firm, has with the help of three cornerstone investors managed a first closing on €26m of a venture fund dedicated to clean technology
1 min read · 11 January 2013
Altius Associates, a UK private equity gate keeper, has hired Michael Russell, the former managing director for PCG’s European business, as partner and head of Europe.
1 min read · 11 January 2013
Matrix Partners India, co-founded by local and US partners, is investing to expand Yo! China, a Chinese fast food chain, across India.
1 min read · 11 January 2013
The global private equity firm has appointed a new CEO, Javier Gavilan, to lead casual dining restaurant chain Grupo La Mansion as the firm brings its Latin American investments for the year to a total of $900m.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
Veronis Suhler Stevenson, a media specialist, has completed a merger and an acquisition for a portfolio company in financial information services to create a business with revenues of $100m.
1 min read · 11 January 2013
Pantheon International Participations has upped its exposure to primary investments to £600m over three years taking the total to about £1bn including its secondaries portfolio.
1 min read · 11 January 2013
China and India-focused private equity group Origo Sino-India will join AIM to elevate the company’s credibility and visibility in the West.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
The Bayer Group will sell H.C. Starck to equal investors Advent International and The Carlyle Group for €1.2 billion, helping to finance the acquisition of pharmaceutical company Schering.
1 min read · 11 January 2013
China’s explosive economic growth has led to some amazing real estate projects. But what happens if the bubble bursts? By Aaron Lovell.
4 min read · 11 January 2013
The Madrid-based private equity firm has posted a final close of its latest fund, which will focus on mid-market buyouts in Iberia.
1 min read · 11 January 2013