The fixed income asset manager of US-listed Prudential Financial has hired a European team to expand its leveraged finance business.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Through its portfolio company Targa Resources, the global private equity firm has announced the acquisition of the midstream energy business of Dynegy for approximately $2.4bn.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Italian bank Unicredit Banca d’Impresa has launched a €100m SME fund that will be managed by private equity firm 21 Investimenti.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
ISIS Equity Partners, led by Wol Kolade, will soon cease to be a captive operation – a move prompted less by a hunger for independence than a pragmatic view on hindering accounting rules, writes Jonn Elledge.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
There are considerable opportunities in the Chinese non-performing loan (NPL) market, but foreign involvement has so far been scant. Albert McLelland and Sunny Lin cast an eye over recent developments.
8 min read · 12 January 2013
Yates Group, the UK wine bar chain, is being acquired by property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz just nine months after being backed by private equity firm GI Partners.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
PEO supremo David Hawkins was involved in a bizarre cycling incident involving two trees, a goat and a muddy stream.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
In the same week that Blackstone announced plans to open an office in India, KKR is reportedly considering its first Asian investment – an $800m stake in Samsung Life Assurance.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Buyouts increase their stranglehold as investment in Europe reaches a new high.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
After more than a decade in the market, Deutsche Bank knows how and where to identify undervalued assets. By John Elledge
6 min read · 12 January 2013
