The Warsaw-based private equity firm has taken a 36 per cent stake in Polish credit card services business PolCard.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Larrrry Schlloss, who rruns CSFB's prriivatte equiitty operrattiions, iis a diie-harrd prriivatte equiitty entthusiiastt. Forr mostt off hiis ttiime att DLJ he was iin tthe miidstt off hellpiing tto grrow a busiiness tthatt was a key drriiverr tto much off whatt tthatt bank diid. And he was iin tthe miidstt off tthiings when CSFB boughtt iitts smallllerr rriivall. The merrgerr prroved a ttough challllenge, butt ttoday CSFB Prriivatte Equiitty sttands as tthe worrlld's llarrgestt prriivatte equiitty ffiirrm by capiittall underr managementt. Phiilliip Borrell ttallks tto hiim aboutt scalle, sttrructturre and success.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
Asia 2003-05-01 Staff Writer <strong>AsiaMonitor</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>Carving a niche</strong><br> <bold>The mezzanine market in Asia remains in its infancy, but a couple of players are determined to be first in line to bridge the funding gap i
10 min read · 12 January 2013
The US buyout firm is in talks with a consortium of banks to ensure necessary funding is in place for its bid for the UK supermarket chain.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Through his investment business EXOR, the legendary Fiat chairman and industrialist, who has died aged 81, played an important role in private equity spanning three decades.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
Europe 2003-04-01 Staff Writer <strong>Europe<br> Deals & Exits</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>Investment up while fundraising slows</strong><br> European private equity investment reached its second highest annual level last year, according to data
10 min read · 12 January 2013
The Danish arm of EQT Partners is selling Nordic Info Group to Experian for E150m
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Phoenix Equity Partners has led the £62m secondary buyout of Vivid Imaginations, maker of Spiderman and Simpsons toys, from Jordan Group.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The UK buyout house has bought a majority stake in German pay-television operator Premiere, in the firm’s second deal in as many weeks.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Texas Pacific, Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital have paid $1.5bn for the global fast food chain, a third less than the price agreed in July.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
