Private Equity
The Connecticut fund of funds manager has closed on significant total commitments for three new pools of private equity capital.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The buyout firm has completed a lucrative exit from UK outdoor equipment retailer Mountain Warehouse, netting a six times return after a £15 million sale.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
A-Katsastus, a Bridgepoint-backed Finnish vehicle inspection business, has made its sixth acquisition under the buyout firm’s ownership.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Illustrious fund manager Anthony Bolton of Fidelity has voiced concerns that the private equity industry has reached the end of its cycle. He also complained buyout firms are poaching talent from the public markets.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Nordic buyout firm EQT Partners is to float Tognum, an engineering company it bought in March last year, on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. It will be the largest IPO in Germany in seven years.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
IQ Capital, a UK government-backed venture fund, has made a third investment since its launch last year, backing mobile telecoms business OnRelay.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The French insurer’s private equity estate ranges from large secondary funds to small venture investments, its latest €353m fund will target small cap transactions.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Bramdean Asset Management, the fund manager run by City of London “superwoman” Nicola Horlick, has raised £131 million for a London-listed fund-of-funds, which aims to give retail investors access to the superior returns of alternative investments.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The latest manager to launch a public fund is beefing up its continental European presence with a new office and hires in Madrid.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
European buyout firm CVC Capital Partners has bought engineering company DYWIDAG-Systems International from Industri Kapital, delivering a triple digit IRR and a double digit return on its investment after two years.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
