Private Equity
Fund of funds manager SL Capital Partners has launched a mid-market product, mirroring a similar initiative in North America.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
James Owens, former chief executive at construction machinery company Caterpillar, joins as a senior advisor.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Canadian mid-market firm is the single largest investor in the fund, which came in over its $400m target.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
British venture capital firm Scottish Equity Partners will sell BioVex, a company developing cancer treatments, to US trade buyer Amgen.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
KKR is expected to ask one of its longest-standing LPs for a commitment to its new fund Wednesday. Oregon has already indicated it is 'contemplating' cutting its re-up, an issue that most GPs will be dealing with this year.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The $4.7bn global opportunity fund has purchased the restructured mezzanine debt secured by Blackstone’s Hospitality Europe portfolio after the properties’ senior mortgage was renegotiated.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The two Asian sovereign wealth funds have teamed with US private equity firm JC Flowers, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and others to acquire roughly a 19% interest in Brazil’s BTG Pactual.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
KKR Natural Resources, a partnership formed with Premier Natural Resources, has purchased a number of properties in the Barnett Shale region of Texas.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The $300bn Chinese sovereign wealth fund is reportedly setting up an office in Toronto in a broader push to expand its international operations.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Private equity managers with more than $1bn in assets may be subject to additional reporting requirements under a new rule proposed by the SEC.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
