Private Equity
The industry is taking preventative steps to stave off investigation by UK regulator the Financial Services Authority by attempting to “step inside the mind of the regulator.”
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The value of leveraged buyouts in Europe in quarter three fell by more than two-thirds while providing evidence that the mid-market continues to be an active source of deals.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Actis, the emerging markets buyout firm, has made its first investment in Pakistan in nine years making a growth capital investment in ex-Halliburton oil and gas services company LMKR.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
New York firm Braemar Energy Ventures has raised $250 million for its second fund, which is more than 4 times the size of its predecessor.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The African remainder of CDC's energy company Globeleq will form the seed asset for emerging market firm Actis’ next $1.25 billion infrastructure fund. CDC also committed $750 million to the fund.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Debut fund from deal veterans finds a place in the sun as investors shrink from committing to mega funds and shift focus to smaller deals.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
As buyout firms attempt to vaccinate themselves against the numerous viruses floating around the financial system, are they wise to be investing in healthcare, asks Andy Thomson.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
As the chair of the Institutional Limited Partners Association, CalPERS’ Joncarlo Mark will focus on growing the organisation’s research and education platforms.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The UK investment comes five years after the global bank span out its UK division, now Montagu Private Equity, marking a return for HSBC to its home territory.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The global buyout group, whose name means "surprisingly different", has made its first investment in China taking a non-control stake in Galaxy, a casino operator, to fund an ambitious programme of property development and expansion.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
