By 2002, after four years in charge of Silvio Berlusconi's holding company, Claudio Sposito had had his fill of the media spotlight. Since then, he has been attempting to make Milan-based Clessidra the leading private equity firm in Italy. Andy Thomson discovers he has developed a new interest in toys
9 min read · 08 February 2013
Philip Yea brought many changes to 3i – to mixed reviews
2 min read · 08 February 2013
In Germany, an iconic maker of model trains has gone bust
6 min read · 08 February 2013
The over-commitment strategy used by many listed private equity vehicles has gone from being a virtue to a vice, but it will survive
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Portfolio companies hoping for Chapter 11 protection are increasingly being thwarted. ChristopherWitkowsky reports
3 min read · 08 February 2013
A Terrible idea 2009-03-01 Staff Writer Design guru Michael Peters, the man who redesigned the UK Conservative Party logo in the 1980s, has gathered £10 million (€11 million; $14 million) for a private equity fund with a bit of swagger. Creative Capital Ventures only invests in business for which Peters is p
2 min read · 08 February 2013
KKR and Permira have made some senior level personnel changes in recent months, as their endeavours to crack the tough Japanese buyout market continue, writes Yvette Choo.
5 min read · 08 February 2013
The troubled UK lender will no longer provide long-term project finance loans with durations of more than 15 years but it will continue to make such loans of 'appropriate length', according to people familiar with the matter.
4 min read · 08 February 2013
Unlisted GPs may be writing a premature obituary for listed infrastructure funds, argues Cezary Podkul.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
The Indian private equity firm has called for an enquiry into the running of retail company Subhiksha after liquidity issues surfaced and KPMG was unable to complete an independent review of company accounts.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
