Carlyle wants to inject £25m into IMO Carwash, while TPG reportedly has offered to write a €60m equity cheque for UK chemicals company Vita. The actions are meant to trigger debt write-downs from portfolio company creditors.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The US distressed investor is reportedly interested in rescuing the UK’s largest estate agency from the brink of collapse. Apollo acquired the firm at the height of the UK housing bubble for £1bn.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
US distressed investor Oaktree Capital Management is reportedly interested in rescuing the UK’s largest estate agency from the brink of collapse. Apollo acquired the firm at the height of the UK housing bubble for £1bn.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Dubai International Capital and Dubai Group have been placed into the same holding company, while the debt-laden emirate has also combined back office functions for its three real estate entities.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Actis director Alasdair Maclay also advised delegates gathered at PEI's Infrastructure Investor Forum that the firm’s equity returns expectations have held steady and that entry prices will eventually rise, creating lucrative exit opportunities.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The Munich-based firm founded by former 3i executives has raised €96m to date for its debut fund.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Almost half of the banking giant’s £10.4bn leveraged loan book comprises loans relating to the take-private of Alliance Boots and the AA Saga merger. The bank is holding the loans, rather than selling ‘into an unwilling market’.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
As private equity real estate fund managers prepare their year-end valuation reports, how are GPs facing the challenge of marking to a rapidly declining property market? PERE magazine February 2009 issue
8 min read · 08 February 2013
The prospect of Turkey's 70m consumers spending in a collection of shiny new shopping malls across the country, coupled with strong demand among retailers, has proved attractive to CPPIB. PERE magazine February 2009 issue
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Fundraising: difficult year ahead, but medium term outlook promising * HSBC (Asia) doubles previous fund size IL&FS closes short of target * Unitas Capital closes $1bn short of target * QInvest launches PE fund, puts joint fund on hold * Daiwa abandons ¥500bn fund plans * Haitong teams with Fortis on RMB 3bn fund * Report: RMB 1bn VC fund launch * Rasmala holds $120m first close * Partners Group raises $1.1bn for Asia-Pacific * Report: SAIF Partners raises RMB 1.6bn fund * Mayfield raises $111m for India * Direct Capital launches NZ$250m fund * Hangzhou provides incentives for PE * PE may get to invest in foreign retailers operating in India * * * * * *
10 min read · 08 February 2013
