Private Equity
Lehman Brothers Private Equity Partners, which is unaffiliated with the collapsed investment bank, saw its losses for the year nearly double during the month of October.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Australian venture capital firm fell short of its A$200m target owing to the 'market turning quite a bit in the last couple of months'.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Deal volume dropped 28 percent in the third quarter, in part because prices for UK private equity assets still have some way to fall, according to a recent study.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The West- and Central African-focused firm has invested an undisclosed amount in Dorman Long Engineering, a Nigerian oil and gas services provider. In May, Travant held a $107m first close on its debut fund, which is targeting $300m in commitments.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Ukrainian firm’s latest investors include Alpha Associates and the IFC.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Jesús Olmos Clavijo, former CEO of Spanish utility Endesa, will report to Marc Lipschultz, KKR’s global head of energy and infrastructure and work alongside Simon Hipperson, managing director in its European infrastructure team in London.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The California-based placement agent also estimates that $21.5bn has been raised for infrastructure in the first nine months of 2008, which is less than the $34.3bn raised last year, but more than the 2006 total of $17.9bn.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The Los Angeles-based firm has purchased a 17% stake in the Nasdaq-listed organic foods grocer, which has struggled amid cutbacks in consumer spending. Leonard Green is investing from its fifth private equity fund, which closed last year on $5.3bn.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Australian venture capital firm is targeting A$200m for its fourth fund. A final close is expected by March 2009.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Following the appointments of two financial sector veterans as advisors to the firm, Permira has hired former co-head of LEK Consulting’s global financial services practice to lead its newly formed 11-strong sector team.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
