Private Equity
The Rob Thielen-led firm launched its fifth fund several months ago and is expected to close the vehicle this month.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK-based lower mid-market firm will invest up to €50m in Masotina, marking its second acquisition since August 2010.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Family office-backed FF&P PE has held a first close for its latest private equity “club” fund, with which it hopes to help plug a perceived funding gap for smaller companies in the UK.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Vista Equity Partners wants to nearly double its previous fundraising effort, targeting $2.5bn for a niche software focus.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
NBCU will pay $1bn to buy Blackstone's 50% stake in the theme park, which the firm reportedly acquired for $275m in 2000.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
TPG is targeting $750m to $1bn for a business development company that will lend to mid-market companies.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK buyout firm will sell a subsidiary of Migros Ticaret for $380m after purchasing the Turkish supermarket chain for $3.2bn in 2008.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The $74bn pension has launched a competitive auction for a portfolio of fund stakes worth more than $1bn.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The state-backed development group will have to strike a new balance between attracting top-tier talent and keeping pay in line with its mandate as an investor in impoverished regions.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Silverfleet Capital, the former buyout arm of insurer Prudential, has appointed Alexandre Lefebvre as one of two co-heads to replace the outgoing leader of its Paris office.
1 min read · 05 January 2013