Private Equity
ING Real Estate Investment Management has agreed the sale of its A$2.5 billion Australian Securities Exchange-listed industrial fund to a consortium of buyers led by Sydney-based Goodman Group. The sale is the latest in a string of real estate offloads by Dutch parent company ING.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Rockley Group and Blue Oak Capital have each launched a fund this week in conjunction with local municipal governments in China.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Private equity firms exited a record 121 companies in India during 2010, while investments almost doubled to $7.97bn from the 2009 figure, according to recent data.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Land Securities, the UK’s largest real estate developer, and Canary Wharf Group, owner of assets in Canary Wharf, today announced a joint venture to build a 690,000 square foot office in the City of London. The Financial Times reported the building would be backed by sovereign wealth from China Investment Council and Qatar Holdings.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The energy-focused firm has named Jeffrey Quake as a managing director in Greenwich, and has promoted four other professionals to director.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK mid-market firm has struck a deal with Milan-based rival Quadrivio to buy Vesevo, the owner of restaurant chain Rossopomodoro.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Having spent 2010 working to launch an Africa-focused fund, the former Doughty Hanson principal will succeed Simon Walker at the BVCA.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The emerging markets-focused private equity firm has promoted Sanjiv Aggarwal, who heads Actis' South Asian Infrastructure business, to partner.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Joe Baratta will lead the private equity giant’s European operations after David Blitzer returns to New York.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Cinven, CVC and Oak Hill have invested a total of $1bn in Dublin-headquartered Avolon, which has also raised $1bn in debt financing.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
