Private Equity
The firm is buying Florida-based Gevity HR to expand its human resources portfolio company TriNet.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The New York-based media- and technology-focused firm has asked LPs to remain committed to its second fund, noting it is prepared to capitalise on opportunities in the current environment.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
UK-based August Equity has just made its fifth and sixth add-on acquisitions to healthcare platform Enara Group. Investment in the healthcare sector, which is 'slightly immune' to current conditions, remains relatively buoyant.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
British pension funds continued to diversify in 2008 investing 40% more in private equity and 30% more in hedge funds than in 2007. Real estate fared less well, however, with mandates dropping to levels last seen in 2003.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Senior management changes at 3i are set to continue as Tory policy maker Sarah Hogg plans to retire in December 2010.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Julian Horn-Smith, a founding member of Vodafone, will advise the private equity firm on its telecoms, media and technology deals as it deploys its freshly closed €11bn fund.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Guy Hands’ firm has avoided shrinking its €5.4bn third fund by buying out three cash-strapped LPs at ‘a small premium’.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Delhi-based firm has held a first close for its third private equity fund, which aims to raise $250m by the end of the second quarter.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The US buyout firm is reportedly closing its office in Hong Kong. Its plans for its Taipei and Beijing offices remain unclear.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
UK private equity firm Graphite Capital has again backed the team which helped it receive 6 times its investment on LS Group in 2005 by acquiring a timber window maker called Performance Window Group. The firm hopes to use the investment to fund future add-ons within the building materials sector.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
