Private Equity
The hiring of Zhongmin Shen to lead the firm’s China effort was quickly followed up by the announcement of a partnership between Hudson and the Yangzhou Municipal Government Financial Affairs Office.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The $65bn pension system earlier this year completed a secondary sale run by Cogent Partners of fund stakes in TPG Capital, Apollo Global Management and Warburg Pincus.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
AXA Private Equity has teamed up with French renewables producer Neoen to acquire a portfolio of renewable energy assets, making the buyout firm France’s fourth-largest wind farm operator.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Neil Auerbach-led firm (pictured) has hired Zhongmin Shen, who will lead the private equity firm’s China effort, which is expected to include fundraising.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
AXA Private Equity has unveiled a solar energy joint venture with Italian industrial company Tozzi Group. The joint venture builds on a partnership AXA and Tozzi formed in 2007.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Blackstone has acquired German outdoor clothing company Jack Wolfskin, the latest in a slew of deals which have come despite retailers struggling due to subdued consumer spending.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
George Roberts, KKR co-founder, co-chairman and co-chief executive, recently spoke with Private Equity International about macroeconomic trends as well as how risks and returns are amplified ‘the farther away you get away from the United States’.
4 min read · 05 January 2013
The impact will be limited, but private equity houses will need to make adjustments as the UK government refashions its financial services regulatory regime.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
DFJ Esprit has allayed fears that a subdued exit environment will make it hard for European venture capital firms to monetise their investments, sealing a 15x return following the sale of Zeus Technology.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
US alternative assets firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and German insurer Munich Re have taken a 49% stake in assets operated by its solar photovoltaic subsidiary, Grupo T-Solar.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
