As the credit crunch curtailed activity in developed markets in 2007, Central and Eastern Europe powered forwards. Advent International's regional head sees little reason to pause in 2008.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
As the year draws to a close PEO's team has pulled out its crystal ball to take a view on 10 of the themes that will occupy the industry in 2008.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
As 2007 draws to a close, the end-of-year surveys reveal that despite gloomy predictions for the short-term future, investors in alternatives still view real estate as a safe bet for the medium-term.
7 min read · 12 January 2013
The Spanish buyout firm has teamed with The Carlyle Group to buy web hosting firm Arsys for €160m – in the process avoiding the kind of competitive auction that proved unproductive for the firm this year.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The buyout firm has hired Steve Sterling of Bear Stearns for a newly created role as head of its US leveraged finance research team.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The UK property company has tapped investors including Victoria Funds Management Corporation of Australia for Trillium PPP Investment Partners which gives investors exposure to public private partnership contracts in the UK.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Pirelli Real Estate has said no agreement has been reached to create a European Retail Premium Group contrary to a statement issued by German retail company, Arcandor.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
Bain and TH Lee have pushed back the closing deadline by six months for their $27.5 billion buyout of Clear Channel. Goldman Sachs recently did the same for its $1 billion buyout of Myers Industries.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The buyout group continues to enhance its debt market activities with closure of its first ever ‘credit liquidity’ fund.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
After keeping its powder dry in 2007, Tony Mallin's firm Star Capital Partners is looking forward to a busier 2008 as capital intensive businesses turn to private equity.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
