Private Equity
The US development finance institution wants to engage private equity firms with expertise in debt to help fill a gap in lending for deal activity in developing economies.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Last time private equity backed Japanese fast-food chain Skylark things went wrong. Now Bain Capital thinks it can do better.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm, which closed its Milan office earlier this year, has exited all but two of its European investments as it focuses on its core investment strategy, the US market.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Sun European Partners has bolstered its London-based team, seven months after senior managing director Michael Kalb moved to the UK capital to oversee the European operation.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
CEOs of venture-funded businesses expect roughly a 16% increase in compensation in 2012, according to a new study from ExpertCEO.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm has a ‘direct line of sight’ to a ‘sizable’ first close on its 11th North American fund, which is targeting between $8bn and $10bn, according to the head of global capital and asset management group Scott Nuttall.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Mitsubishi Corporation, which has had a 15-year relationship with PCG, is buying out founder Chris Bower’s stake in the private equity consulting business.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
African countries such as Egypt and Nigeria hold many attractive investment opportunities, Pontefract managing partner James Seymour said at PEI's emerging markets conference in London.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Sun Capital Partners won't be celebrating its Mexican restaurant portfolio company Chevy's' 'National Taco Day', as more of its investments end up in the bankruptcy courts
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The C$53bn pension system has been expanding its reach beyond Canada as it works to become a direct private equity investor, moving away from making external fund commitments.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
