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CBPE hires BC Partners exec amid fundraise

Rob McCombie has joined the Close Brothers spin-out, which has so far raised £300m for its first fund independent of its former parent.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

CVC strengthens FIG team with senior advisors

As it looks to deploy $20bn in dry powder, CVC has hired financial services industry veterans Bob Jenkins and Jim Sutcliffe to advise on the sector.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Renewable investor secures solar plant funding

Private equity investor Amplio has secured €40m of funding to develop a series of solar power plants in Italy. The funds raised will go towards the development of a pipeline of around 100 megawatts of photovoltaic solar plants in the country.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Encore Ventures to snag trio of 3i partners

Several 3i partners will join DFJ Esprit’s venture secondaries arm, which will manage a portion of 3i’s European VC assets with backing from Coller and HarbourVest.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Renewable Energy

Renewable energy is already worth over $150 billion a year to private financiers, and could grow four times as big as countries try to slash carbon emissions. Matilda Battersby reports

6 min read · 05 January 2013

LMS lures former Blackstone UK chairman

David Verey is now a non-executive director for the evergreen, LSE-quoted private equity manager.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Crédit Agricole PE lands first Italian investment

The French bank’s private equity arm has acquired a stake in Italian green energy producer Elettrostudio Energia.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Vision Capital strengthens operations, hires 4

The London-based firm has strengthened its bench after its seventh fund dramatically increased its AUM this year.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Goodbye and good luck

How will Jon Moulton be remembered? PEO's Friday Letter explores.

4 min read · 05 January 2013

BC Partners loses Dometic to lenders

The firm has broken even on its investment in the Swedish caravan maker, following a debt-for-equity swap that leaves a 25-strong lending syndicate in control.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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