Private Equity
Fresh from raising nearly €1bn for its eighth mid-cap fund, the French private equity firm is aligning itself to take advantage of market dislocation. It is also raising its third small-cap fund.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Eastern European-focused financial advisor P&S East Growth is looking to raise more than €100m for its second Luxembourg-based private equity fund.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Italian growth investor will seek European institutions as LPs for the first time as it targets €100m for its next vehicle.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The European venture firm collected commitments from LPs in just three months for its latest early stage fund. It is the same size as its 2007 predecessor, which has been nearly fully deployed alongside a growth capital fund.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The buyout firm will walk away from Italian yacht manufacturer Ferretti, which under the current restructuring plan will remain in the control of the management team led by chief executive Norberto Ferretti.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK buyout house has booked a €1.3bn impairment – half the value of the equity investment – on the 2007 deal. It will also return €80m of carry to investors, because according to chief executive Guy Hands, 'our investors have suffered and therefore our rewards should suffer'.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The New York-headquartered investment firm has promoted Amanda Siegel from vice president to partner. It has has also appointed three senior associates as vice presidents.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Europe’s private equity industry has submitted a 300-page document to the European Parliament to begin a debate on industry regulation without ‘political colour’. An enforced code of conduct has become a necessary step, according to EVCA secretary general Javier Echarri.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The Africa-focused private equity firm has made two investments from Pan African Investment Partners II, including a co-investment with Emerging Capital Partners in tinned tuna-producer Thunnus Overseas Group.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
UK-based private equity firm Dunedin has sold aircraft navigational aid manufacturer Fernau Avionics for £32 million two years after it acquired the firm.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
