Private Equity
Private equity professionals are a competitive bunch. But many were likely toasting Cinven’s sale of Phadia this week as further evidence that boom-era buyouts can prove profitable.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Wang Gongquan wrote in his blog that he has 'given up everything' to run away with Wang Qin, founder of real estate developer Jiangsu Zhongfu.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The protracted sale of shoe company Jimmy Choo has reached a lucrative, £500m conclusion for owner TowerBrook Capital.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
VTB Capital has become the second Russian-state backed institution in a week to hire a Goldman Sachs partner, appointing Atanas Bostandjiev as its CEO.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The emerging markets private equity firm has acquired two electricity supply and transport businesses in Guatemala from Gas Natural Fenosa, a Spanish energy operator.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The $236bn pension is planning to ban investment consultants from also acting as managers for the pension fund.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm has purchased a majority stake in Gallus BioPharmaceuticals, its fourth acquisition since spinning out of Bank of America last August.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Technology-focused Silver Lake Partners and its fellow investors in voice-over-internet protocol business Skype are set for a huge return following the company’s sale to technology group Microsoft.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Leon Black-led asset manager reported big boosts to net economic income and revenues in its first set of results since going public, due in part to strong performance from its buyout unit.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
They have many names: 'Family Enterprises', 'Family-backed Investors', 'Family Offices' and 'Family funds under management'. The credit crunch has resulted in major changes to the way large families who run their own investment vehicles think and how they invest their money, writes Mike Reid, managing partner of Frog Capital.
4 min read · 05 January 2013
