Private Equity
The UK, France and Germany have attracted more than half of all private equity investments in Europe since 2007, according to the EVCA.
1 min read · 23 January 2014
The Boston-headquartered firm, which closed its Istanbul office last week, blamed slow deal activity in recent years for the decision to close its Milan office.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The Innovation Investment Fund has chosen three domestic VC funds to receive funding from an A$100m tranche, the last of its third funding round for domestic VCs.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Beachpoint Capital Management and Brigade Capital Management will manage $500m each in separately managed accounts dedicated to strategic lending, according to the retirement system.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The Toronto-based pension plan generated an overall return of 17.1% last year, HOOPP’s highest return in a decade.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Syntegra Capital, formerly a captive arm of Société Générale, could make more than 10x on the Italian listing for the notebook maker.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Chancellor George Osborne said in his budget speech Wednesday the government will ‘make changes to limited partnerships to more effectively accommodate their use for private equity investments’.
3 min read · 23 January 2014
The investment is likely to be the last by the firm’s Expansion Capital Fund II, a 2007 vintage now close to 80% invested.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Private equity professionals expect an increase in transactions this year, according to recent research, although many believe the pick-up will remain limited to a few sectors and medium-sized assets.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The VC arm of electronics giant Siemens has launched an RMB fund to invest directly in Chinese start-ups, taking advantage of the benefits given to corporations operating in the PRC.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
