Private Equity

Western Europe

KKR parks in Saba with 12.5% acquisition

The US group joins Criteria CaixaHolding, Torreal and ProA Capital as a shareholder in Saba Infraestructuras, the car parking and logistics business that spun out of Abertis earlier this year for €400m.

1 min read · 06 January 2013

GIP raises $2bn, nears first close for Fund II

Global Infrastructure Partners, the New York-based global infrastructure fund manager, has so far raised around $2bn for its second fund and is thought to be targeting a first close by the end of this year.

2 min read · 06 January 2013

Apax veteran retires after 30 years

Peter Englander, a partner at Apax Partners, is retiring at the end of the month after 30 years at the firm.

1 min read · 06 January 2013

Deutsche review may lead to private equity sale

Deutsche Bank is conducting a review of its €516bn global Asset Management group, which could lead to a sale of the bank's private equity, real estate and infrastructure units.

2 min read · 06 January 2013

Hamilton Lane expands London team

The global investment advisor has added Jim Strang, former head of fund investment at Dunedin Capital Partners, as a principal in London.

1 min read · 06 January 2013

Barclays spinout holds €500m first close

Equistone Partners Europe, which successfully completed its spinout from Barclays Capital on Friday, is understood to have held a first close for its first independent fund on about €500 million.

2 min read · 06 January 2013

Cathay bridges Asia and Europe in pharma deal

French-Chinese firm Cathay Capital Private Equity has bought French chemical manufacturer Minafin, with a view to expanding the business into China.

1 min read · 06 January 2013

Cogent co-founder steps back

Scott Myers, who helped form secondary specialist Cogent Partners in 2002 along with other former executives from the Crossroads Group, is taking a reduced role at the firm.

2 min read · 06 January 2013

Aureos builds Singapore team with Hermes hire

Marlon Sahetapy started at the firm’s Singapore office in October, where he oversees fundraising and investor relations in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

2 min read · 06 January 2013

The seven sins of private equity co-investing

Co-investing programmes can be important drivers of financial success for limited partners, but they come with myriad risks, including relying too much on the judgment and analysis of the general partner, writes Steve Moseley.

4 min read · 06 January 2013

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