3i has confirmed its second senior hire from outside the organisation with the announcement that Simon Ball will join the firm as finance director in February 2005.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
George Soros announced he is handing over greater control of his $12.8b Soros Asset Management firm to his sons, and is spinning off his real estate, credit and private equity divisions.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Though venture capital activity is dwarfed by its neighbour to the south, Canada has taken steps toward realising its full entrepreneurial potential. By Art Janik
3 min read · 12 January 2013
Venture debt enjoys little of the upside of venture capital, but most of its downside. No wonder this remains a niche play. But with the recent uptick in deal activity in the past twelve months, the handful of venture debt lenders are shifting gears as demand for their capital accelerates. Art Janik provides an overview of the current state of the venture debt market.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
The securitisation of UK motorway services group Welcome Break in its buyout from Granada by Investcorp in 1997 was hailed as another example of how this technique was empowering sponsors. Today's acrimonious war of nerves between the company's equity sponsor, bondholders and in particular a hedge fund suggests that not all securitisation works though. The Deal Mechanic investigates why
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Global investment conglomerate Investcorp announced the sale of water meter company Neptune Technology Group to strategic buyer Roper Industries for a total consideration of $475m.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Europe 2004-01-01 Staff Writer <sec level="2"><strong><strong>Europe<br> Monitor</strong><br> </strong><sec level="2">Stretch that fund<br> <quotation><bold>Limited partners are increasingly keen to co-invest. What are the issues, and are
10 min read · 12 January 2013
Americas 2003-11-01 Staff Writer <strong>America<br> Monitor</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>Note to regulators: we're not hedge funds!</strong><br> <quotation><bold>Two recent regulatory moves in the US designed to rein in hedge funds have c
10 min read · 12 January 2013
Europe 2003-08-01 Staff Writer <strong>Europe<br> Monitor</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>Viennese Whirl</strong><br> <bold>At EVCA's 20th anniversary annual meeting in June, a panel of leading private equity practitioners took a view on what lies
10 min read · 12 January 2013
Americas 2003-06-01 Staff Writer <strong>America<br> Monitor</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>The ironies of disclosure</strong><br> <bold>Both LPs and GPs are saying they have no problem with the wave of Freedom of Information requests flooding US
10 min read · 12 January 2013
