Private Equity
AnaCap, which specialises in European financial services, made its fifth investment from its second private equity fund, which is expected to close during the second quarter of this year.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Is Charterhouse taking the concept of 'patient capital' a little too far?
1 min read · 18 January 2013
The chaotic financial markets of Europe present certain chances for private equity managers to shine, though limited partners should be on the lookout for managers with specific talents around credit, debt or regionally focused buyouts, writes David Fann and the TorreyCove investment team.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
Private equity firms are becoming more opportunistic according to two new reports which suggest undervalued public companies and those in insolvency are increasingly becoming the subject of buyouts.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Compensation at US public pensions can’t compete with the private sector, but some structural changes could help mitigate the steady stream of leavers and major disruptions to investment programmes.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
The UK turnaround specialist has bought the remaining UK assets of Game, a high street videogame retailer that collapsed into administration last week.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Searchlight Capital Partners, co-founded in 2010 by former head of Teachers' Private Capital Erol Uzumeri and execs from KKR and Apollo, has raised more than $860m.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
The Australian surfwear brand has received a new A$695m equity offer from TPG five months after it rejected a much higher bid from the US firm, a period in which its share price has plunged.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation has stockpiled cash during the year to 31 March as it awaits better investing conditions. Adopting a cautious outlook, the sovereign wealth fund nonetheless increased its allocation to alternative assets by 1 percent.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
The Toronto-based firm has generated a total of $145m from its $73m investment in 2005 in US healthcare company Center for Diagnostic Imaging.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
