Neil Darke, a director at UK broker Collins Stewart, gave measured support to the Bank of England’s Financial Stability Report, which warned of the danger of increased coporate debt as companies review the amount of leverage in their balance sheets.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
UK lower mid-market firms Sovereign Capital and Palamon Capital Partners have had a busy week, with Sovereign completing two deals, while Palamon closed its €670m second fund and invested in a German corporate gift certificate company.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
In June, five seasoned media and communications investors gathered in Midtown Manhattan for an on-the-record discussion about opportunities in this rapidly changing market. David Snow reports on a lively exchange of views between these partners and rivals.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
Two years after closing EQT IV, EQT Partners is back in the market raising a new buyout fund.
9 min read · 12 January 2013
Leveraged loan investor Babson Capital has rolled out its first dedicated mezzanine fund as pricing begins to settle against background of interest rate uncertainty.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
French captive Axa Private Equity is giving Eurotunnel’s restructuring a Gallic seal of approval, assuaging French retail investors and taking the group a step closer to recovery.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Fund manager AMVESCAP is buying WL Ross & Co, a US alternative assets manager, to beef up its product line-up for its clients.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Bedminster Capital Management has reached its original $200m target with the first closing of SEEF II, a new vehicle focused on investments in Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Serbia and Croatia and other south eastern Europe markets.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
New Jersey-headquartered GSC Partners has closed its second European fund in a month, raising €420m of commitments for GSC European CDO Fund III.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Carlyle’s Asian growth capital group is investing $27.5 million in a Chinese wooden flooring manufacturer and distributor, not long after making two separate investments in China and India.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
