Private Equity
The US-based infrastructure fund has also completed its first deal, with the purchase of a $363m stake in Florida-based Global Tower Partners from another Macquarie-managed infrastructure fund.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK investment firm has added Lorenzo Russo and Daryl Cohen to its investment team and converted to a limited liability partnership in what is becoming an extremely promising market for private equity secondary investors.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Having completed the buyout of an €80m offshore marine parts supplier for its first fund, the Danish lower mid-market firm has widened its investor base for its second fund and already surpassed its €200m target.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
SVG Asia’s first fund of funds has already made commitments to managers including CVC, Navis, Affinity and Actis. Its investment activities will be headed by former Hermes Private Equity executive Khim Tan.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Milan-based mid-market firm Cape Natixis and Helio Partners, a Roman photovoltaic park investor and developer, plan to capitalise on Italy’s sunshine and lack of solar power plants. Their joint fund hopes to build the world’s largest photovoltaic power plant in Southern Italy.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Already active in Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe, the Dutch limited partner is looking to take advantage of the investment opportunity in Africa, CEO Volker Doeksen said today in New York. The Netherlands-based investor pursues fund, secondary, co-investment and mezzanine opportunities.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Leveraged loans from buyouts are selling at a steep discount. According to reports, KKR and Permira have purchased more than €100m of portfolio company ProSiebenSat.1’s leveraged loans and banks are struggling to offload Clear Channel debt.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK software-focused venture firm has closed its second fund on nearly double its £25m target after 10 months in the market.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The acquisition of Change Capital comes after a dispute in 2007 between the fund’s owner, the Halley Family of France, and its manager, Luc Vandevelde, former chairman of Carrefour.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The clean energy fund's hire of Larry Henry follows a $300m capital commitment to Hudson by Credit Suisse as well as the departure of the vice chairman of its investment banking division to co-head the Goldman Sachs spin-out.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
