Private Equity

Western Europe

Questions swirl around EU pay disclosure rules

The EU government’s new oversight powers on fund managers’ compensation has left the industry concerned with how to report carried interest payments.

2 min read · 06 January 2013

Flotilla of deals suggests fair wind for shipping

Private equity interest in the shipping and port logistics sector is on the rise, with more than $2bn of recent deals suggesting firms are increasingly drawn to infrastructure-related assets.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Blackstone backs German wind farm

The firm has secured the backing of nine banks to help fund the €1.2bn project – ‘the first German wind farm to be fully financed by private investors’.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Barclays spin-out Equistone nears first close

Barclays Private Equity is to re-brand as Equistone Partners Europe when its long-expected spin-out completes later this year.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

OMERS seals first European takeover

In line with its pledge to do more direct private equity deals, the Canadian pension fund will buy ship servicing company V.group in a deal worth $520m.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Fees trump carry in GP compensation

Management fees more than triple what GPs earn from performance-based carried interest, according to research exclusive to sister site PEM which could fuel the industry’s debate over private equity fee structures.

6 min read · 05 January 2013

Conversus names investor relations head

Based in London, Roger Brookes will lead all investor relations activities for Conversus and serve as the liaison with the investment community in Europe and the US.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Paine & Partners makes first Australian foray

The US firm has made its first investment in Australia, backing Victoria-based fruit and vegetables producer The Costa Group.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

N+1 buys car park business for €115m

Spanish mid-market firm N+1 and listed Spanish PE firm Dinamia have bought EYSA, an FCC subsidiary which manages 120,000 on-street parking spaces across 60 Spanish cities.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Standard Chartered backs bottler

The UK Bank's private equity unit has made its third deal in India in as many weeks with a $56m investment in Varun Beverages International, PepsiCo's biggest bottler in South Asia.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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