Private Equity
As the furore surrounding private equity in the UK grew, the BVCA took pre-emptive action and commissioned an independent report on disclosure and transparency. Sir David Walker hopes his recommendations will be widely adopted in 2008.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The UK private equity arm of Barclays Capital has closed its third European fund, having raising the entire capital from existing investors.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Virgin Active, the Bridgepoint and Permira-backed UK gymnasium, is considering appointing an adviser to sell the company next year.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Emerging Capital Partners, the pan-African buyout firm led by Tom Gibian, which started the trend towards regional funds on the continent, looks set to hit the fundraising trail just months after closing its latest fund.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
SVG, the London-based fund manager, increased its net asset value per share on the back of several realisations by UK buyout firm Permira in whose funds the majority of its capital is committed.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The TPG Capital-BA consortium has secured a team of banks to underwrite its bid for Spanish airline Iberia, after the chief executive of the UK airline Willie Walsh said the bid would be tabled within four to six weeks.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
US buyout firm The Carlyle Group has expanded its financial services team with a string of high profile appointments, after closing a real estate and a European fund last week.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The chairman of UK private equity investor SVG Capital says changes to the tax deductibility on interest payments on leveraged loans would be damaging to private equity funds and their investors.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
As Terra Firma’s plans for music group EMI develop a third senior executive departs the business. Guy Hands has pledged to cut costs and develop new revenue streams for the beleaguered music company.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The former Goldman Sachs financier Christopher Flowers’ firm has decided not to change his offer in the face of an intransigent Northern Rock board. Olivant's bid will allow existing shareholders to take part.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
