The C$55bn pension’s direct investing arm has hired director Isabelle Pagnotta from Arcapita. OMERS PE has completed three investments in Europe since opening its London office in 2009.
2 min read · 14 January 2013
As banks take a step back from providing debt in the market, opportunities are rife for private equity firms to set up special credit funds.
5 min read · 14 January 2013
Having made two investments earlier this month, private debt fund manager Metric Capital Partners is preparing to close a trio of deals as appetite for new sources of capital grows.
2 min read · 14 January 2013
The Zug-headquartered firm has collected €375m to take advantage of the dearth of credit available in the market as traditional providers continue to reduce their activity.
2 min read · 14 January 2013
Paul Deighton (pictured), chief executive of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and a former Goldman Sachs executive, has been charged by David Cameron with getting the private sector to fund the government’s infrastructure plans.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Huron Capital’s 6x return from tobacco testing company Labstat shows that new regulation can sometimes actually boost the bottom line, writes Graham Winfrey
3 min read · 14 January 2013
What should senior lenders expect in distressed TIFIA-financed projects? Timothy Walsh and Erich Eisenegger of McDermott Will & Emery investigate.
6 min read · 15 January 2013
Despite a rash of negative ads regarding his time at Bain, Mitt Romney referred with pride to his record at the private equity firm while accepting the Republican nomination for US president.
2 min read · 14 January 2013
Questions have arisen about the UK government’s real objective with its new guarantee scheme for infrastructure projects.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
In its latest six-monthly results announcement, the listed UK infrastructure investment firm has applauded government programmes designed to ‘ensure that important public infrastructure is delivered in a timely and efficient manner’ – highlighting the UK and Australia in particular.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
