Private Equity
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 communications sector specialist has done yet another deal in the European cable TV and telecoms area with the acquisition of Melita Cable, a Maltese provider valued at about €170 million. It believes broadband migration, internet telephony and pay-TV services will provide the main growth opportunities.
2 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
The Carlyle Group is adding a healthcare services provider to its portfolio, in the midst of several weeks of whirlwind activity.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Swiss-based alternative asset manager revealed plans to launch a joint venture with a Japanese asset manager, as it reported another strong set of results for its listed opportunities fund.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Nicolas Berggruen, the ex-private equity executive behind the vehicle that will take hedge fund GLG Partners public, has followed an unusual route to success.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
The UK trade body has begun the search for a new chief executive in the wake of Peter Linthwaite’s resignation last month.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Hanns Ostmeier has stepped down from The Blackstone Group to chair the German Venture Capital Association’s new mega-buyout platform.
2 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
