Sun Capital Partners’ European arm has hugely ramped up its activity in the last few years – thanks to a new strategic focus, a willingness to get deals done quickly and a strong emphasis on operating expertise. In March, James Taylor and Philip Borel met Michael Kalb, head of the London office, to find out why Europe has arguably become this US-headquartered firm’s most important market
10 min read · 14 January 2013
Sun Capital Partners’ European arm has hugely ramped up its activity in the last few years – thanks to a new strategic focus, a willingness to get deals done quickly and a strong emphasis on operating expertise. In March, James Taylor and Philip Borel met Michael Kalb, head of the London office, to find out why Europe has arguably become this US-headquartered firm’s most important market
10 min read · 14 January 2013
In this unforgiving fundraising climate, even the very best performers will not find it easy to hit their targets. Other firms may not live to tell the tale. Helen Power reports
9 min read · 14 January 2013
In its pre-close trading update for the year to 31 March 2012, 3i Infrastructure – headed by Cressida Hogg (pictured) – has hailed strong performance from its European portfolio while describing ‘challenging’ market conditions in India.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Sovereign debt has once again become a key risk indicator for private equity investors, but this time around Asia is in good shape
3 min read · 14 January 2013
Private equity firms that made Taiwan bank investments on optimistic expectations of cross-straits liberalisation now seek to exit in a depressed market.
2 min read · 14 January 2013
The Bahrain-based private equity group has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US after failing to agree a $1.1bn debt refinancing with creditors.
2 min read · 14 January 2013
‘Specialist fund of funds’ may sound like a contradiction in terms – but lurking in the shadows of the the global multi-manager platforms are a lesser known group of players executing niche strategies.
4 min read · 14 January 2013
Progress is steady rather than spectacular, but the Central Asian and South Caucasus region is starting to open up to infrastructure developers and investors. Stephen Wermert of the Asian Development Bank explains some of the opportunities and pitfalls.
6 min read · 15 January 2013
Shortly after Lombard Street Research startled more than 350 delegates at the PERE Summit: Asia by forecasting real GDP growth in China of only 5 percent over the next decade, PERE pulled aside one GP with a focus on the country for his reaction.
1 min read · 14 January 2013
