Private Equity
The London-based buyout firm is nearing a first close of a new fund targeting £250m for distressed opportunities in Europe.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Summer is a busy time for the gym sector as people put in the hours to attain the perfect beach body. Private equity, it turns out, has been flexing its acquisition muscles too. By Robert Venes.
3 min read · 03 January 2013
Bridgepoint, a European mid-market private equity firm, has hired John Barber, a managing director at placement agent Helix Associates, to lead its investor services team.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
AMP Capital’s latest private equity real estate fund, the largest ever in Australia at just over A$200 million, shows the growing sophistication of Australian LPs. By Paul Fruchbom
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Tom Hunter and Bank of Scotland’s £1.1bn bid for care homes builder McCarthy & Stone has been successful, with Permira and Barclays Capital opting not to increase their offer.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Investec, a minority shareholder in Signet Group, a UK jewellery retailer currently being stalked by two private equity firms, has said in a letter that the firm could achieve private equity-style benefits by remaining a public company.
3 min read · 03 January 2013
Patrick Dunne, communications director at London-listed private equity firm 3i, has been appointed chairman at UK charity Leap.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
The London arm of Fidelity Ventures, an early-stage technology venture capital firm, has hired Baruk Pilo from the European M&A unit of Cisco Systems.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Bids for the roofing division of Lafarge, a global cement group, are being considered by a dozen private equity firms as well as trade buyers, according to a French report.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Former management consultant turns to private equity and joins Cogent, a secondaries adviser.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
