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UK firms hit with ‘non-dom’ tax change

Despite vigorous lobbying by business groups, the UK government has pushed ahead with its plans which will force many private equity professionals in the country to pay the level on worldwide earnings.

3 min read · 04 January 2013

Institutional LPs to increase private equity allocations

A report from PricewaterhouseCoopers describes an increased LP appetite for all alternative asset classes, with private equity and real estate leading the charge.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

EQT plugs Finnish gap

The firm hopes the hire of Thomas Ramsay, formerly head of its European rival Industri Kapital's Finnish team, will reinvigorate the business, which has not done any deals since 2005.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Evans formally abandons early stage biotech

Sir Christopher Evans has rebranded his firm Merlin Biosciences as Excalibur as he focuses more broadly across the medical sector with a number of planned funds.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Cognetas, Englefield buy £135m UK utility company

Buyouts in the regulated utility services sector continue as firms seek defensive sectors for a possible economic downturn.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Cerberus offloading $700m of Austrian real estate(3)

The US investment firm that took over troubled Austrian bank Bawag-PSK in May is now selling a property package that belonged to its new acquisition.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

RREEF raises €2bn for European infrastructure(2)

The alternative investment asset manager for Deutsche Bank is seeking out established infrastructure assets for its maiden European infrastructure fund.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Cerberus offloading $700m of Austrian real estate(2)

The US investment firm that took over troubled Austrian bank Bawag-PSK in May is now selling a property package that belonged to its new acquisition.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

RREEF raises €2bn for European infrastructure

The alternative investment asset manager for Deutsche Bank is seeking out established infrastructure assets for its maiden European infrastructure fund.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Waterland exits German arcade operator after two years

Löwen Play was sold to AXA Private Equity after Waterland grew the arcade operator in the fragmented German games market.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

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