Private Equity
GPs have given back more money over the past three quarters than ever before, a function of the friendly capital markets and managers’ desire to impress LPs ahead of fundraisings.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Sagard Private Equity Partners is set to acquire dough-maker EuroDough from parent Sara Lee for €115m. If successful, it will be the firm’s first new investment since June last year.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Private equity compliance officers have a tough task getting portfolio companies up to speed with US and UK anti-corruption legislation, according to a new survey from Kroll.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
After struggling to find support in the early going, ArcLight’s fifth fund has thoroughly beaten its $2bn target and closed on $3.3bn.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Senior Whole Health consolidates Medicare, Medicaid and Medicare Part D pharmacy benefits into a single coverage plan, an advantage as the US healthcare market adapts to reforms signed into law last year.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The energy and power firm has closed its fourth US power fund, picking up commitments from pensions, insurance companies, endowments, family offices and foundations.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The move underscores the growing attractiveness of the region in the eyes of investors.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
Clayton Dubilier & Rice has reportedly bid for Greencore, food supplier to supermarkets such as Tesco. It comes six months after it hired ex-Tesco head Terry Leahy (pictured) as an advisor.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Cesar Baez, who launched Centinela in 2006, has left the firm. Baez once ran Hicks Muse Tate & Furst’s Latin America fund that had exposure to Argentina prior to the country’s default.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Making good, consistent returns in emerging markets is still hugely challenging. But with developed markets stagnating, these fast-growing economies are becoming increasingly difficult for private equity investors to ignore.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
