Private Equity
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 · 21 September 2013
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 · 21 September 2013
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 · 21 September 2013
Iglo Group has withdrawn some of its Bird’s Eye ready meals after it found 2% horse DNA in one of its products.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 · 21 September 2013
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 · 21 September 2013
Nordic Capital is past the half-way mark on its revised €3bn target for Fund VIII.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
Executives from firms including KKR, Pantheon, IK and Triangle Venture Capital discuss why Europe's private equity market remains attractive.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
Better Capital's Jon Moulton used a speech at London's Cass Business School to criticise the UK government for not tackling the budget deficit. He also lamented the state of the PE industry.
3 min read · 21 September 2013
Robeco - whose funds of funds arm is currently investing two funds - will be owned by Japanese financial service group ORIX.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
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 · 21 September 2013
