GPs
Survival of the fittest
Consolidation will continue as VCT firms without experience and scale get swallowed up, says Mark Wignall at Matrix Private Equity Partners
CEE – Kala Capital launched in Georgia
Kala Capital, a new closed fund dedicated to investments in Georgia, has been launched by former Georgian Prime Minister, Zurab Nogaideli, and former captain of the Georgian national football team and Italy’s AC Milan player, Kakha Kaladze.
ITALY – New private equity operator Sator gets green light
Sator, the private equity and asset management company led by Matteo Arpe has been granted the go-ahead to begin fundraising in May.
ITALY – Cape to back new investment firm
Listed vehicle Cape LIVE will invest EUR 5m in DVR&C, an investment firm still in formation which will be structured as a private equity fund.
Europe - 3i abandons early-stage investments
3i Group is abandoning early-stage investments in start-up companies.
Q&A - GPs
Recently undertaken fundraising efforts have proven encouraging for both established houses such as Investindustrial and N+1 and newcomers such as Magnum. GPs are adapting, offering investors alternatives through which to add value to portfolios. Francinia...
GLOBAL - Bear Stearns acquires Macquarie arm
LSE-listed fund-of-funds Bear Stearns Private Equity (BSPEL) has offered A$115.5 for Macquarie Private Capital Group (MPCG), an ASX-listed private equity fund-of-funds.
Bowmark Capital Survey
UK lower mid-market defies the gloom
ITALY - Unipol Banca enters the world of private equtiy
Unipol Banca has launched new private equity player Unipol Private Equity with the support of Unipol Merchant.
The problem with sovereign wealth funds
Stuart Mills considers the impact of Sovereign Wealth Funds on the private equity market.
CEE - Goldman Sachs acquires stake in Dragon Capital
Goldman Sachs has acquired a minority stake in Dragon Capital, Ukraine’s largest securities brokerage, investment banking, private equity and asset management firm. Dragon Capital is listed on the Ukranian Stock Exchange. Dragon Capital's management continue...
BENELUX - 3i Benelux makes two appointments to advisory board
3i Benelux has announced the appointment of Marc van Gelder and Marcel van Poecke to its advisory board. Laurens Jan Brinkhorst, the former Minister of Economic Affairs in the Netherlands, had joined the advisory board in February. Van Gelder and van...
EUROPE - CVC launches new infrastructure business
CVC Capital Partners has announced the launch of a new infrastructure investment business, with Stephen Vineberg appointed as chief executive.
BALTIC - BaltCap acquires remaining stake in itself
The management of Baltic private equity firm BaltCap have acquired the remaining stake in the firm from Evli Group and CapMan. Previously Evli and CapMan had been minority shareholders in BaltCap.
CEE - Mid Europa appoints three new partners
Mid Europa Partners, the largest private equity firm focused on buyouts in Central Europe, announced today the appointment of Robert Knorr, Zbigniew Rekusz and Matthew Strassberg as partners. Knorr joined Mid Europa in 1999 and is based in London. He...