Industry
LDC pumps £20m into restaurant fund
UK-based GP LDC has invested £20m in Hill Capital Partners LLP's new restaurants-focused vehicle.
Corbett Keeling moves offices
Corporate finance adviser Corbett Keeling has moved its offices.
Candover NAV per share drops 10%
Listed private equity firm Candover Investments has announced a NAV per share of 642p at 30 June, down 10% from 717p at the end of December 2011.
CEE fundraising up 50% to €1bn
Almost €1bn was raised by CEE-focused funds in 2011, up almost 50% from the previous year, according to EVCA.
The new dotcom bubble
The new dotcom bubble
Voting ends today: British Private Equity Awards 2012
British Private Equity Awards
Healthcare investments wane after strong Q2
Investment in the healthcare industry is facing tough times as total deal value falls to its lowest level in 18 months.
Would the real CEE please stand up?
Confusion over CEE stats
Leveraged finance “at tipping point”
Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB, Barclays, HSBC – all names that can be seen on high streets across Britain. From credit cards to mortgages to investment banking and acquisition finance, these powerful institutions once had the UK’s credit market...
AXA PE kicks it up a gear in 2012
AXA Private Equity (AXA PE) may have mainly attracted attention last year with the start of its spin-off from French insurer AXA, but the firm is letting its deal teams do the talking in 2012. Greg Gille reports
PE firms lose Fondiaria to Italian inner circle
PE firms lose Fondiaria
Ahlsell deal boosts construction sector value total
The construction & materials sector has seen €1.9bn worth of private equity deals being completed since January, exceeding the overall amounts invested in other industrial sub-sectors.
Top 5 buyouts of 2012 so far
Top 5 buyouts
HarbourVest NAV registers slight drop in July
HarbourVest Global Private Equity has announced an estimated net asset value (NAV) of $935.4m at 31 July 2012.
PE allocation boosts Oxford University returns
Oxford University’s Endowment Fund (OEF) says strong private equity fund performance helped it outperform its benchmark.
Can celebrities make it in private equity?
Celebrities in PE
Venture's Olympic performance
Venture's Olympic performance
Latvian Guarantee Agency seeks managers for local VC funds
State-backed Latvian Guarantee Agency (LGA) has launched a tender to select up to three managers for recently established VC funds.
PE rakes in record €45bn management fees
The global private equity industry is now thought to be managing some $3trn in assets. An impressive figure, but can the industry continue to grow in assets under management and sustain itself or is it now doomed to a slow decline?
Arle completes Stork refinancing
Arle has completed the refinancing of two of its portfolio companies, despite having to pull a high-yield bond issue last month.
UK government commits £100m to energy funds
UK Green Investments - part of the government’s Department of Business, Innovation and Skills - has committed £100m to funds managed by Equitix and Sustainable Development Capital (SDCL).
Doughty Hanson secures £205m debt package for ASCO
Doughty Hanson has leveraged oil and gas portfolio company ASCO with a £205m senior debt package.
United against private equity
PE's public image
3i debt management business expands to the US
3i has established a debt management platform in the US through a partnership with WCAS Fraser Sullivan Investment Management.