After the public embarrassment surrounding Steven Rattner's resignation, Credit Suisse turned to longtime DLJ veteran Nicole Arnaboldi to lead its in-house private equity arm, smashing a glass ceiling in the process. By Suzanne Weinstock.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
According to Earlybird's Rolf Mathies, the European venture capital market is on the brink of a renaissance, but it is the firms with experience of cycles that will be able to seize the moment. Toby Mitchenall reports.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
With a little regulatory creativity, four US private equity firms have carved out a banking niche. More are sure to follow. By Cezary Podkul.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
STATSHOT 2008-10-01 Staff Writer New data released by the EVCA illustrates the stuttering recovery underway in the European venture capital market. The damage done to valuations since the beginning of the credit crunch and the near shutdown of public markets in the latter part of 2007 has had a clearly visib
1 min read · 12 January 2013
BAKE SALE 2008-10-01 Staff Writer While lesser companies may be descending into Chapter 11, Americans can breathe a sigh of relief at the salvation of iconic US food brands such as Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Ho-Hos and Wonder Bread. Commercial baking company Interstate Bakery has inked a $469 million deal to emer
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Aureos Capital has helped transform what was once a leading NGO into one of Uganda's most promising commercial banks. By Matt Levin.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
GameStop, which operates 5,889 stores in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, will now have 1,077 stores throughout Europe, including in Ireland, Spain, France and Switzerland.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Olympus Partners has used $110m of equity from its $1.5bn fifth fund in the buyout of Norwesco from publicly listed Allied Capital.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The landmark bid, whose deadline for acceptance was twice pushed back in hopes of getting Pennsylvania legislators to approve it, lapsed on Tuesday after Abertis decided not to extend it any further.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The Tokyo-based real estate investment firm is reportedly raising a $1bn fund to take advantage of failing residential property companies. Secured Capital CIO John Paul Toppino says current conditions are similar to the financial crisis of the late 1990s.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
