Private Equity
The London-based private equity house has launched Electra Kingsway VCT 2, a generalist trust aiming to raise £40m.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Sovereign Capital has refinanced two portfolio companies in order to return capital to limited partners.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
New York private equity firm Palladium Equity has garnered its largest commitment from Spanish bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, will invest in US companies linked to the Hispanic community.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
US private equity firm Blackstone Group has acquired Cine-UK, the British cinema chain, in a deal thought to be worth around £120m.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Nordic private equity firm EQT has sold Swedish sports utility transportation company Thule AB to Candover.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
There is no shortage of players in the French buyout market, which has been a popular destination for institutional investors in recent years.With corporates starting to re-emerge as potential bid rivals to private equity firms, auctions are getting crowded. Andy Thomson took the Eurostar to Paris
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The Swiss alternative investment specialist has dispatched partner Christoph Rubeli to Singapore to oversee the firm’s expansion in Asia.
2 min read · 30 December 2012