Private Equity
The firm has collected more than €4bn for control-oriented, mid-market investments in Sweden, Germany, Norway and Denmark as well as secondary activity in Central Europe.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The distressed debt specialist is offering a competing debtor-in-possession loan for bankrupt Sun Capital Partners portfolio company Real Mex, one of two restaurant chains the firm controls to go bankrupt this week.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Two well-known LPs have launched new firms to help investors with two key concerns: building exposure to niche strategies and restructuring legacy private equity assets.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The Euronext-listed firm has reaped a 9.1% gain in net asset value, driven primarily from HarbourVest US fund of funds.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm launched Fund VII in May with a $400m target and provisions that LPs get paid back all committed capital plus a preferred return before the GP starts to collect carried interest.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
UK opposition leader Ed Miliband singled out private equity this week as an example of 'bad business'. The argument may have been weak, but the sentiment is significant.
4 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm has raised $575m for its third buyout fund that will target companies in the defense, aerospace and maritime sectors.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
Helmed by former ChrysCapital executive Brahmal Vasudevan, Creador has set its sights on Indonesia's consumer sector.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm has made four investments in Europe this year and is more active in the region than in the US, says president Tony James.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
A look at some of the groups limited partners have been buzzing about
8 min read · 06 January 2013
