The oil and gas giant is compiling due diligence on Expro, the FTSE 250 oil and gas company, although it will need to trump a large premium offered in an agreed bid by Candover.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The Central and Eastern European mezzanine firm has tapped investor demand to invest in the hybrid form of debt as the credit crunch has pushed it centre stage.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The French fund of funds’ fundraising success comes as its core European mid-market remains buoyant despite difficulties in the worldwide credit markets.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Dennis Lopez, head of real estate at asset-backed shop Cambridge Place, has joined an emerging markets firm owned by India's Khemka family.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
GMT’s sale of Finland’s largest credit information company to Investcorp provides the first exit for the communications specialist’s €350 million fund raised last year.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The buyout fund could set a European record, as a parallel fundraising from employees nears completion. Rival CVC Capital Partners is also hard on the heels of record holder Permira.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The transaction also gives DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners – the private equity real estate arm of Credit Suisse – a seat on Anthracite’s board of directors.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
In line with one of its sector focuses, the firm is opening a Californian office so its its telecoms, media and technology executives have a base in the heart of the US technology centre.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The global mid-market buyout firm attracted interest nearly double its planned €5bn target, but it scaled back the fund giving existing limited partners priority.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The global bank has cut half the members of its 27-strong team. Deal fees from private equity have collapsed on the back of the credit crunch, as banks have pulled back from larger buyout deals.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
