In a complex LBO such as the recent acquisition of Linpac, syndicating the debt sometimes turns out more difficult than expected. For the lead arranger, this can be an unpleasant surprise.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Europe 2003-11-01 Staff Writer <strong>Europe<br> Monitor</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>Called to account by IAS 27</strong><br> <quotation><bold>While general partners are focusing their minds on where the next deal is coming from or how t
10 min read · 12 January 2013
Swiss firm Private Equity Holding has reported its first quarterly gain in two years following the disposal of part of its portfolio to CSFB.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The creditors of insolvent German media group KirchMedia have accepted Haim Saban’s E525m offer for the group’s ProSieben TV unit.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The French bank has raised E187m for Leveraged Finance Europe Capital II, a collateralised loan obligation fund that will invest in senior and mezzanine debt used in European LBOs.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The Milan-based private equity firm has acquired Pilosio SpA, a producer of equipment for the construction industry.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Gregory Crookes takes a look at the legal implications of negotiating break fees in public-to-private transactions in The Netherlands, where neither regulators nor legislators have yet taken a view on their use.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
David Rubenstein of The Carlyle Group and Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman are pioneers of the multi-strategy private equity investment model. When the two met in New York to compare notes on how to run a global alternative investment business, David Snow looked over their shoulders.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
It takes considerable skill and expertise to establish a successful fund investment operation dedicated t to private equity, i although being in the right place at the right time helps as well. Jens Bisgaard-Frantzen leads the team of private equity investment professionals at ATP Private Equity Partners: they have the experience and the money to make an impact. Philip Borel finds out how this recent arrival in the LP big league came about, and how it is advancing.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
Americas 2003-10-01 Staff Writer <strong>America<br> <bold>Monitor</bold></strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>Secrets worth keeping?</strong><br> <quotation><bold>Regardless of what will eventually be decided by a Californian superior
10 min read · 12 January 2013
