One man's loss is another's opportunity: with a myriad of corporate entities struggling to survive the downturn, restructuring and turnaround opportunities abound for private equity firms who've got the appetite. But there aren't many of those around finds Robin Burnett.
10 min read · 11 January 2013
The UK private equity firm is set to make its latest Iberian acquisition with a bid for struggling Spanish supermarket chain El Árbol.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
The two US buyout houses have joined forces for the $7bn acquisition of Qwest Communications' telephone directories business.
1 min read · 11 January 2013
Mark Director of Kirkland Ellis discusses the implications of Sarbanes-Oxley for the private equity industry.
7 min read · 11 January 2013
The private equity arm of Lehman Brothers is sounding out a number of media groups over a joint bid for Kirch Gruppe’s broadcasting unit.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
The embattled Belgian VC firm has closed its US operation as the firm struggles to salvage some value from its ailing fund.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
Keith Breslauer is building a business that is half real estate investor, half private equity house. Deepening Patron Capital's links with the European private equity industry is at the top of his agenda. Here's why.
9 min read · 11 January 2013
America 2002-10-01 Staff Writer <strong>America<br> Monito</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>General solicitation and the F word</strong><br> <quotation><bold>When private equity firms are fund-raising in the US, what can and can't they say to
10 min read · 11 January 2013
Gatekeepers turned poachers? 2002-10-01 Staff Writer Recent performance difficulties notwithstanding, private equity as an asset class has been remarkably successful over the past ten years, securing a permanent position as an important component of a growing number of asset allocation strategies worldwide.&
2 min read · 11 January 2013
For its second fund, the French development capital provider is looking to secure commitments from European institutions outside France.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
