Private Equity
The Paris-headquartered firm, formerly known as Cognetas, has secured its first exit since the firm’s rebranding.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The co-operative network is designed to help the firms leverage each other's knowledge of markets in Europe, and could be expanded in due course to include other regions.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The BVCA's Mark Florman says a controversial UK government scheme to strip workers of rights in exchange for shares in firms will be a boon for small businesses.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Global Infrastructure Partners’ second fund – the largest infrastructure fund ever raised – has reached its revised hard cap, bringing its assets under management to more than $15bn.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The French private equity association has attacked Francois Hollande’s proposed budget, claiming it could strike a deadly blow to the industry.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The firm will purchase insurance services company Cunningham Lindsey in a deal valued at between $900m and $1bn.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Private Equity firms can add value to mergers and acquisitions by taking an issues-based approach to due diligence rather than a purely financial one, argues Ernst & Young's Michel Driessen.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
Encouraging performance from the Jon Moulton-helmed vehicle has allowed the London-listed firm to announce a dividend to shareholders, its first since its inception in 2009.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
A buyout that didn't go the way the firm expected it to turned out to be a CD&R success story. Here's how the firm navigated the twists and turns.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
London's High Court reminded a group of LPs this week that with limited liability comes with limited control.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
