Private Equity
The European private equity spinout from Hicks Muse Tate & Furst has closed its first independent fund on €820m.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The London-listed global private equity firm has stepped up its limited partner activities with a substantial investment in I2, a UK-based infrastructure fund.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Ingenious Media Active Capital hopes to raise £250 million through an IPO in order to acquire young media companies.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The fund of funds arm of Paris-based Finama Private Equity has bolstered its mezzanine operation with the appointment of Pascal Feucher as an investment manager.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Terra Firma Capital Partners is set to sign terms to acquire German property group Viterra for €7 billion in Europe’s largest private equity deal to date.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
A new survey of private equity funds shows lower mega-fund management fees, but longer, fee-generating investment periods.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
3i’s French growth capital team has invested in a publisher of online real estate directories.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Montagu’s exit from organic food manufacturer Marlow Foods is the latest in a series of profitable health food investments for private equity firms. Colm Gilmore checks out the latest diet craze.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
While the buyouts business in the Central and Eastern European region continues to attract investors, efforts are also underway to foster the development of small and medium-sized local enterprises. By Judy Kuan.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
The global private equity firm has appointed a telecoms specialist as the new head of its Italian buyout activities.
2 min read · 30 December 2012