Private Equity
Doughty Hanson's real estate arm has sold one of its largest investments to German fund DEGI in a deal worth more than E200m.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
EVCA has warned that the newly proposed banking rules for the EU could have a catastrophic impact on the funding of European general partner groups.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
TANEO, a government-sponsored Greek venture capital fund of funds, has made a E12m commitment to a Greece-focused mezzanine fund aimed at SMEs.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The US bank has cut $1.4bn from its commitment to its JP Morgan Partners Global 2001 fund.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
Intermediate Capital Group has reported a 23 per cent increase in interim pre-tax profits and has also held a first close for its sixth fund.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The UK life sciences investor has appointed two London-based entrepreneurs-in-residence to assist with portfolio companies and identify new investment targets.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
With all too many aggrieved parties crying 'foul' as they look to apportion blame as well as salvage some of their cash from venture-backed companies that have fallen heavily to earth, the role and responsibilities of venture capitalists who sat on the boards of these portfolio companies is receiving close scrutiny. Joe Bartlett, of counsel at Fish & Richardson, takes a closer look at what this all means.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
German private equity firm Deutsche Beteiligungs has agreed to acquire the power plant services division of insolvent German group Babcock Borsig for an undisclosed sum.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
More than half a dozen private equity firms have expressed an interest in acquiring Scottish & Newcastle’s 1,450 pub estate.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The creditors of insolvent German media group KirchMedia have accepted Haim Saban’s E525m offer for the group’s ProSieben TV unit.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
