Western Europe

Kreos hires partner after bumper year

Venture debt provider Kreos Capital has strengthened its senior team with the recruitment of Luca Colciago from Noble as a partner. The hire comes as the firm continues to invest its latest fund, which was closed in April and is being deployed at a rapid rate.

Eagle back-tracks over Duke Street talks

Angela Eagle, the British MP who told Tuesday’s Treasury Select Committee that she had been unable to arrange a meeting with Duke Street Capital over planned job losses at a Burton’s biscuit factory in her constituency, has revealed that the buyout firm did contact her after all.

Global Infrastructure Partners enters Asia

Private equity infrastructure specialist Global Infrastructure Partners has opened an office in Hong Kong and appointed a new partner to lead its Asian investment activities.

Bank of England warns lenders to buyouts(2)

In a report likely to catch the attention of the UK Parliament’s Treasury Select Committee investigating private equity, the Bank of England has highlighted the increased risk of systemic failure if a large buyout defaults.

CDC backs $225m Global Environment Fund(2)

UK government-backed emerging market fund of funds CDC has invested in Global Environment Fund’s second emerging markets fund, which is its first investment in the environmental buyout firm’s funds.

CDC backs $225m Global Environment Fund

UK government-backed emerging market fund of funds CDC has invested in Global Environment Fund’s second emerging markets fund, which is its first investment in the environmental buyout firm’s funds.

MPs’ double standard on transparency(3)

Many of the Labour MPs on the UK Treasury Select Committee believe the private equity industry needs to be more open and transparent. However, they take a very different attitude to their own Parliament.

TowerBrook sells InfoPro to Apax

European buyout firm Apax Partners has bought InfoPro Communications, a French provider of business information, from TowerBrook Capital Partners, generating a return of three times for TowerBrook.

Mega-funds will engage more in industry’s fight-back(3)

European private equity firms big and small must not be shy about taking on their critics, says new EVCA chairman Helmut Schühsler at its annual symposium in Rome.

Bank of England warns lenders to buyouts

In a report likely to catch the attention of the UK Parliament’s Treasury Select Committee investigating private equity, the Bank of England has highlighted the increased risk of systemic failure if a large buyout defaults.