Private Equity
A €110m add-on acquisition from utility E.ON gives EQT ownership of Sweden’s entire high-pressure natural gas transmission grid, running over 620km.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Management fees more than triple what GPs earn from performance-based carried interest, according to research exclusive to sister site PEM which could fuel the industry’s debate over private equity fee structures.
6 min read · 05 January 2013
Based in London, Roger Brookes will lead all investor relations activities for Conversus and serve as the liaison with the investment community in Europe and the US.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Chinese sovereign wealth fund, which has deployed all of its investable capital received to date, recorded an overall return of 11.7%.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The US firm has made its first investment in Australia, backing Victoria-based fruit and vegetables producer The Costa Group.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
New regulations in the US and Europe have general partners rethinking everything from how to communicate with current and prospective investors to how to budget for extra compliance costs. PEM speaks with Walkers Global partner and co-head of the private equity group Rolf Lindsay to assess the impact.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
As the sovereign debt crisis creeps its way across Europe, Oaktree’s European Principal Fund III has picked up another $100m for distressed-for-control deals.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The fund has a reported target of $100m to $150m and is expected to start fundraising next month or in September.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm expects to expand Golden Jaguar, a family-owned buffet restaurant chain, to reflect China’s growing urban middle class.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The $14.6bn system has committed to ABRY Partners and American Securities, and has deployed more than half of the $275m set aside for private equity in 2011.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
