Private Equity
European private equity firm Candover’s share price rose by 19% after it received a takeover bid from one of Canada’s largest pension funds.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Paris-based firm, also in exclusive talks for some of Natixis' French private equity operations, has closed 'one of the largest secondary private equity transactions in history' with the purchase of a portfolio of mature fund interests.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The financial advisory and principal investment firm gained RMB fund approval under the Shanghai Pudong initiative and aims to 'promote and expand' China's investment relationship with Latin America.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The buyout firm has hired Allen Han from Honeywell as a senior managing director on its operations team in Asia.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The departure of Joshua Gotbaum from Blue Wolf Capital will not trigger a key-man clause.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Steven Rattner and Howard Margolis will join the family foundation of New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, alongside 18 other former Quadrangle employees.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Infrastructure funds raised $5.9bn globally, or more than half the 2009 total and more than three times the total for the same period last year. If the momentum continues, infrastructure fundraising could eclipse the 2009 total by the first half of this year, according to Probitas Partners.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Canada-based China Select Capital Partners has received approval from the municipal government of Suzhou Industrial Park to set up funds denominated in the Chinese currency.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The £28bn UK pension scheme has bought an “early secondary” in Neuberger Berman Secondary Opportunities Fund II as the pension seeks to expand its co-investment activity.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Origo's maiden RMB fund - to be established in partnership with the Xinxiang municipal government - will focus on clean technology.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
