Private Equity
Metric Capital Partners, a private debt fund manager founded in 2011 by former Towerbrook and UBS executive John Sinik, is nearing the finishing line for its first fundraising.
1 min read · 21 September 2013
The firm announced in December the hiring of former Blackstone executive Sal Gentile to head its North American efforts and is adding to the US-based team.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
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 · 21 September 2013
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 · 21 September 2013
Sir Stuart Rose, Marks and Spencer’s former boss, will become chair of UK clothing chain Fat Face nearly six years after Bridgepoint acquired the company.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
With 45% of its revenues coming from Latin America, Probos fits well with the strategy that N+1 has been actively pursuing since its merger with Spanish rival Mercapital.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The UK firm’s investment in UBM’s data services division comes following a 12-month period in which Electra completed seven exits.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
Technology behemoth Microsoft has provided one of the biggest ever mezzanine loans to fund US buyout group Silver Lake’s record-breaking, $24bn buyout of Dell.
3 min read · 21 September 2013
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 · 21 September 2013
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 · 21 September 2013
