Private Equity
The London-based private equity and real estate firm has raised one of the largest opportunistic and distressed asset investment funds in Europe so far this year.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Glasgow-headquartered firm invested 100% equity from the £200m Scottish Equity Partners fund IV.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
CPPIB and Onex continue to jointly own roughly 97% of Tomkins, which has now sold five divisions for combined proceeds of nearly $1bn.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Paris-based firm has made two investments in Italy within a week.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Limited partners in private equity funds should focus more on debt investing and debt products such as CLOs, according to The Carlyle Group's Bill Conway.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
Strong fundamentals alone are not enough to make global LPs bet big on Turkey’s burgeoning economy.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
Having made two investments earlier this month, private debt fund manager Metric Capital Partners is preparing to close a trio of deals as appetite for new sources of capital grows.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
As banks take a step back from providing debt in the market, opportunities are rife for private equity firms to set up special credit funds.
5 min read · 17 January 2013
Electra Partners has acquired a £30m portfolio of debt instruments from an unnamed international bank, as firms with flexible strategies look for deal exposure using means other than straight equity.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Carlyle Group’s sixth flagship fund has raised at least $2.86bn, which includes a sizable commitment from the firm’s executives.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
