Private Equity
3i's driving force in the region, Anil Ahuja, has left the UK-based private equity firm, which last year closed offices and refocused in key Asian markets.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
The French firm launched its third aerospace-focused vehicle in late January in a bid to support the country’s high-tech SMEs and prepare the sector for further internationalisation.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
The Australian country manager has secured a Switzerland-based buyer for its independent oil company investment Ausfuel.
1 min read · 22 January 2014
The Dutch pension administrator has brought on Greg Jania as head of private equity fund investments as it builds up its internal private equity capabilities.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
Cinven’s €3.3bn sale of Avio to GE wasn’t straightforward – but it shows that international trade buyers are still willing to do deals in troubled Italy.
3 min read · 22 January 2014
The AIM-listed firm has sold online travel site operator Emesa for €95m after less than two years of ownership.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
Francesco Santinon has been hired as an investment director as the firm seeks to benefit from increased opportunities in the UK market.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
Mitt Romney presumably dreamed that he’d be settling into the Oval Office by now. Instead, as all the world knows, he’s back in one of his many houses licking his wounds (and possibly pondering his reinvention as a leading environmentalist ahead of a re-run in 2024, or some such).
2 min read · 22 January 2014
The firm’s sale of Internet infrastructure business PEER 1 comes following a 12-month period in which Clairvest’s portfolio companies grew EBITDA by 53%.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
Pension funds have been ramping up exposure to alternatives – with some of the world’s largest pension markets recording a rise in average allocations to 19% from 5%. Consultancy Towers Watson is ‘confident’ the numbers will keep rising.
3 min read · 22 January 2014
