Private Equity
Terms of private equity funds organised in Europe are moving ever closer to those governing US-based vehicles, find Michael P. Harrell and Marwan Al-Turki of Debevoise & Plimpton.
10 min read · 30 December 2012
The Paris-based mezzanine provider has closed its fourth fund on E427m, marking the latest successful fundraising campaign for a mezzanine specialist.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Boasting one of the largest institutional venture capital fund portfolios in Europe, the European Investment Fund is having to permanently balance commercial investment considerations with its political mandate. Not an easy task, finds Ricky Morton.
8 min read · 30 December 2012
Private equity firm Advent International has taken a step closer to the PTP of Spanish theme park operator Parques Reunidos, just four years after it was floated on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
One of America's oldest private investment institutions, Whitney grew from a venerable boutique into a globe-spanning franchise with ambitions to become the Goldman Sachs of alternative assets. But in the middle of 2000, Whitney began an excruciating contraction under the guise of “back-to-basics”. The firm's dramatic ups and downs can be attributed to unfortunate market timing, but also to its charismatic and aggressive chairman and CEO, Peter Castleman. David Snow investigates
10 min read · 30 December 2012
With a slew of private equity-style real estate investments making headlines in Europe, opportunistic property investment funds are preparing for a period of growth. Andrew Bloomenthal finds out why they are proving popular with the buyside.
10 min read · 30 December 2012
10 min read · 30 December 2012
US private equity firm Hellman & Friedman has acquired a 19.4 per cent stake in Axel Springer for E350m from Deutsche Bank in an attempt to capitalise on a recovery in the German advertising market.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
10 min read · 30 December 2012
10 min read · 30 December 2012
