Private Equity
The firm has collected a total of $2.6bn for its Tactical Opportunities separately managed accounts business from US public pensions, sovereign wealth funds and retail investors.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
GPs in India are starting to sell assets to other private equity firms, sometimes at discounted prices, as the IPO market remains frozen and fund lives draw to a close, according to local sources.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
The private equity arm of LVMH has acquired a 49.9% stake in iconic Australian retail business R.M. Williams as its second investment in the country.
1 min read · 20 September 2013
The sale of dbg, which provides support services primarily for dentists, represents an impressive first exit of 5.8x for UK lower mid-market firm Synova Capital.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
As the debt market in India becomes increasingly popular with GPs, the development finance institutions have backed Au Financiers directly in a $60m funding round.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The European private equity firm was ‘significantly oversubscribed’ for its latest fund focusing on buyouts in Northern Europe.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The firm hit its self-imposed hard-cap after just 10 weeks in market with Fund IV, which has a seven-year investment period and gives investors two options for management fee and carry terms.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
After holding a £125m first close last summer, the north-of-England-focused firm has now reached its £225m hard-cap.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The initiative introduced by Chinese regulators to allow private equity players to buy and sell companies more easily will likely offer lower quality assets, according to industry sources.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The firm plans to raise $40m to offer debt capital to businesses in low income communities. The firm already has commitments from a number of local and foreign LPs.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
