Private Equity
Huntsman Gay has deployed more than 50% of the capital in its debut fund, which closed on $1.2bn in 2009, says firm co-founder Richard Lawson.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Sydney-based firm is the latest to uncork a wine deal, buying a majority stake in NYSE-listed Constellation, whose labels include Clos du Bois.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Already private equity friendly, Latin America’s largest economy has reduced taxes for foreign investments in private equity funds, according to reports.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The deal, for Nigeria-based InterSwitch, includes a co-investment from technology-oriented firm Adlevo Capital.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Regulations loom, economic growth will stay slow and huge amounts of un-invested capital will be chasing deals. In some emerging markets like China, a capital bubble may be forming, writes David de Weese.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
How Ireland’s recent woes caused US private equity firm TPG and UK partner Green Property to walk away from a €120 million property deal
2 min read · 05 January 2013
As the exit environment improved in 2010, so did fundraising, a trend that bodes well for 2011, says Credit Suisse's John Robertshaw.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Former Quadrangle chief Steve Rattner has agreed to pay $10m and be banned from appearing before New York public pensions for five years.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Tokyo-based DRC Capital wants to exploit overlooked opportunities in turnarounds of mid-sized Japanese companies with its latest fund.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Going into 2011, GPs will increasingly issue capital calls for deals, especially as more than $70bn in dry powder is set to expire in less than 24 months, writes Ian Charles.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
