Hilco UK has acquired more than 140 HMV stores in a deal reportedly valued at £50m. The firm acquired the music and film retailer’s Canadian business in 2011.
2 min read · 05 April 2013
2 min read · 15 March 2013
A DLA Piper study has found that financial institutions expect private debt funds to take a larger role in arranging debt for European acquisitions in 2013.
2 min read · 05 April 2013
In addition to closing its fourth fund on $200m, private debt manager Wellington Financial has also opened a new office in San Francisco, where partner Vikram Gupta will direct the firm’s Western US strategy.
2 min read · 05 April 2013
Los Angeles-based Levine Leichtman Capital Partners’ previous structured equity vehicle was generating a 26.2% internal rate of return as of 30 September, according to CalPERS.
2 min read · 04 April 2013
German insurance companies and pension funds are increasingly turning to real estate debt, attracted by a loophole in the Solvency II and Basel II/III capital requirements, according to iii-investments.
1 min read · 03 April 2013
GSO’s $150m investment in Beazer Homes will allow the company to tap into the improving US housing market.
2 min read · 03 April 2013
AXA Private Equity’s co-head of private debt, Cécile Mayer-Lévi, has left the firm after it announced it would spin off from parent company AXA in the coming months.
1 min read · 03 April 2013
As demand for US CLOs continues to surge, American Capital and The Carlyle Group announce more than $1bn in combined new issuance.
2 min read · 02 April 2013
Gulf Capital is on course to hold a final close of its first credit fund at a hard cap of $300m by the end of the year, having launched fundraising in 2011.
2 min read · 02 April 2013
