Bob Stefanowski heads 3i's global financial services sector team. Prior to joining 3i, he spent 15 years with General Electric Capital. In addition to his sector role, he sits on the 3i Group plc management committee and is chairman and managing partner, 3i North America & 3i Asia. PEI sought Stefanowski's views on the financial services opportunity today
3 min read · 08 February 2013
The buyout of Oriental Brewery is a sign that debt provision for large deals is still available from Asian banks – with Korean lenders to the fore
2 min read · 08 February 2013
A private equity firm is trying to force the portfolio company of a rival investor into Chapter 11. It's a risky move
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Accessing debt finance is becoming so protracted that mid-market firms are underwriting their own deals
1 min read · 08 February 2013
Junior lenders have been forced to appreciate the difference between US and UK bankruptcies
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Signs of increased appetite for high yield have come at just the right time
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The world this month 2009-09-01 Staff Writer <strong>PLACEMENT BAN PROPOSED</strong><br> The US Securities and Exchange Commission has unveiled proposed rules that would, among other restrictions, ban private equity firms from hiring placement agents to raise money from public pensions. Th
5 min read · 08 February 2013
Things can only get better 2009-09-01 Staff Writer As we head into the closing months of the year, most private equity market players are possessed of something that didn't exist in the spring – hope.<br> <br> As you'll read in our September issue, it is hard to find anyone who believes that we
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The private equity firms plan to back stop a $75m rights offering and exchange $98m of debt for equity in Builders FirstSource.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The European private equity firm will combine German lab service provider Synlab with Austrian FutureLAB. Its last German deal was in December 2008.
1 min read · 08 February 2013
