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Swedish parliament debates limiting PE investments

The role of private equity ownership in the welfare sector has sparked debate in the Swedish parliament, with the opposition party calling for tougher rules on the industry.

Nordic unquote | 03 Feb 2012 | secure

KKR appoints former Morgan Stanley exec as infrastructure director

KKR has appointed former Morgan Stanley infrastructure executive Vincent Policard as a director in its infrastructure team.

UK unquote | 03 Feb 2012 | secure

Private equity owners replace Fitness First management team

BC Partners has axed the Fitness First core management team in a bid to prevent the company sinking under its high-interest loans, according to reports.

UK unquote | 03 Feb 2012 | secure

Carlyle MENA head quits over strategy row

Carlyle's head of the Middle East and Northern Africa has stepped down following a disagreement over regional strategy.

unquote | 02 Feb 2012 | secure
Hogan Lovells appoints new partner in Paris

Hogan Lovells appoints new partner in Paris

Hogan Lovells has appointed Xavier Doumen as a partner at the private equity practice in Paris.

France unquote | 02 Feb 2012 | secure
SEP appoints senior executive for energy fund

SEP appoints senior executive for energy fund

Scottish Equity Partners has announced the appointment of Tony Robison as senior energy executive of its Environmental Energies Fund.

UK unquote | 02 Feb 2012 | secure

Reed Smith appoints new corporate partner

Reed Smith has appointed Justus Binder as a corporate partner in its private equity team.

DACH unquote | 02 Feb 2012 | secure

FSA criticises MiFID revision

The Financial Services Authority has remarked that the current draft of the MiFID could be harmful to AIFs.

UK unquote | 01 Feb 2012 | secure

TPG in £508m bid for GlobeOp

TPG has launched a bid for LSE-listed hedge funds administrator GlobeOp, valuing the company at around twice its market cap prior to announcement.

UK unquote | 01 Feb 2012 | secure
Mark Kerr joins LDC from 3i

Mark Kerr joins LDC from 3i

Mark Kerr has been appointed director in LDC's Scotland team, based in Aberdeen.

UK unquote | 01 Feb 2012 | secure

Duke Street shelves €850m fundraising plans

Mid-cap GP Duke Street has abandoned plans to raise a €850m vehicle, instead turning to a deal-by-deal fundraising model.

unquote | 01 Feb 2012 | secure

Former JC Flowers chief executive banned and fined £2.9m

The FSA has banned former chief executive of JC Flowers UK Ravi Shankar Sinha and fined him £2.9m after the discovery that he had illegally obtained £1.4m through a fraudulent invoicing...

UK unquote | 31 Jan 2012 | secure

Nordic Capital cleared to take Orc Group private

Nordic Capital is expected to delist NASDAQ OMX-listed financial technology and service provider Orc Group in mid-February.

Nordic unquote | 31 Jan 2012 | secure

EVCA appoints new head of communications

The European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) has appointed Emma Thorpe as its head of communications.

unquote | 30 Jan 2012 | secure

Jersey launches private placement scheme

Jersey has introduced a private placement scheme for institutional and professional investors.

unquote | 27 Jan 2012 | secure
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