Private Equity
In a ‘sign of the times’ PEI’s second annual Private Equity Leader award has gone to Jeremy Coller, whose firm manages one of the largest pools of capital in the secondaries market.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The deals of tomorrow will have a retro feel, writes Toby Mitchenall.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Just weeks after selling a £70.25 million property portfolio to AEW Europe, Brixton is reportedly close to selling another £225 million portfolio to New York based Westbrook Partners.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Blackstone, Carlyle, Centerbridge and WL Ross have joined forces with several co-investors – including UK charity The Wellcome Trust – to buy failed Florida-based BankUnited. The FDIC is currently evaluating 'the appropriate terms' to let more private equity firms acquire failed depository banks.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The first quarter of the year was the quietest in terms of the number of buyouts in the UK since 1986, with the majority of deals involving targets in receivership, such as snooker and pool hall operator Rileys.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Robert Easton has become co-head of Carlyle Europe Technology Partners alongside existing team member Michael Wand, following the resignation of David Fitzgerald for health reasons.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Palamon Capital Partners and G Square have invested in Grupo SAR, an operator of health services for the elderly, which, says Palamon, is due to benefit from long-term demographic trends.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
African leaders are looking for private money as they try to launch an ambitious programme to improve trade links
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm, a division of Dutch bank Rabobank, is targeting €250m for its second private equity fund that will focus investments in funds that adhere to a robust set of environmental, social and governance principles.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK-based financial services specialist has almost doubled the size of its first fund as it seeks to capitalise on opportunities thrown up by the last two years’ turbulence in the financial sector.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
