Private Equity
Miguel Zurita’s appointment as a co-chief investment officer comes as Altamar plans to raise an emerging market and a secondary fund this year.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
Hong Kong has said private equity funds will soon benefit from tax exemptions for offshore funds, which may draw firms away from traditional tax-haven domiciles like the Cayman Islands.
3 min read · 22 January 2014
The Belgium-headquartered firm has so far raised €100m to invest in a sector where it believes ageing populations and a rise in chronic illnesses will create investment opportunities.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
China Resources Capital has teamed up with Dutch pension fund asset manager APG to establish a $265 million fund focused on investing in city car parks in China.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
Iglo Group has withdrawn some of its Bird’s Eye ready meals after it found 2% horse DNA in one of its products.
1 min read · 22 January 2014
Although just about half of the LPs in the study have had difficult conversations with GPs about performance, nearly two-thirds said private equity is performing better than other investments in their portfolio.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
Robert Berlé joins the Italian fund of fund after 30 years as an investment and corporate banker, as the firm seeks to further expand its industrial and geographical remit.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
The Spanish infrastructure company, which owns Heathrow Airport, has acquired Enterprise, a UK provider of infrastructure-related services. Enterprise will be combined with Amey, an existing Ferrovial business.
1 min read · 22 January 2014
The acquisition of Ellos and Jotex comes a few days after the Swedish firm held a €1.7bn first close on its latest fund.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
Nordic Capital is past the half-way mark on its revised €3bn target for Fund VIII.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
