Private Equity
Two ex-LPs are determined to wean the industry off its addiction to spreadsheets with a new technology tool.
3 min read · 07 November 2013
Private equity firms are waking up to the risks involved in opting out of the conversations that people are having about them online.
5 min read · 07 November 2013
GPs are having to find new ways to retain younger talent — from providing them with senior mentors, to loaning them money so they can invest in the funds they manage.
6 min read · 07 November 2013
The sale of electronic marketplace provider Epyx marks the fourth exit from HgCapital’s Fund 6. The four exits together have generated a gross IRR of about 45%.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
The UK-based placement agent has recruited a former Actis fund accountant and a former Altius Associates executive, in response to an improved fundraising environment and greater demand for its services in between capital-raises.
3 min read · 07 November 2013
The sale of packaging manufacturer Mivisa will generate a 35% IRR for Blackstone and co-owners N+1 Mercapital and Dinamia.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
The Canadian pension plan’s direct investing arm aims to support the UK nursery group in making childcare services more widely available through developing new locations and buying other facilities.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
The sale of Alexander Mann Solutions to US-based firm New Mountain Capital comes just a month after Graphite raised £500m for its eighth buyout fund.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
Blackstone and CVC-backed Merlin Entertainments, which owns The London Eye, has set an expected share price implying a market capitalisation of between £2.86bn and £3.34bn.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
Administrators have been called in again at Blockbuster's UK arm, after Gordon Brothers Europe was unable to deliver on its promise in March to 'bring new life’ to the business.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
