Fresh from raising nearly €1bn for its eighth mid-cap fund, the French private equity firm is aligning itself to take advantage of market dislocation. It is also raising its third small-cap fund.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The Bridgeport, Connecticut-based People's United Bank has agreed a $35 million, three-year refinancing with opportunistic investor Talcott Realty. The loan is backed by the office property One Financial Plaza in Hartford.
1 min read · 08 February 2013
Cezary Podkul examines the reasons behind banks’ retreat from project finance.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The mega-firm acquired Masonite in 2005 in a deal valued at C$3.1bn, using about $429m in equity. Masonite’s fortunes began to turn last year as the US housing market declined.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The switch from a vehicle fuel tax to a vehicle miles traveled tax would be complemented by a range of financing mechanisms like expansion of the TIFIA credit program and more support for PPPs, according to the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission’s final report to Congress.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
The European venture firm collected commitments from LPs in just three months for its latest early stage fund. It is the same size as its 2007 predecessor, which has been nearly fully deployed alongside a growth capital fund.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Richard Cotton, a 13-year stalwart of real estate investment banking at JP Morgan Cazenove in London is leaving to join Greenwich-based Forum Partners.
1 min read · 08 February 2013
CVC, Hellman & Friedman, Welsh Carson, Advent and Actis are among the winners in the Private Equity International Awards 2008. Transactions that were honoured include BC Partners’ purchase of Turkish retailer Migros, TPG’s and Goldman’s $28bn Alltel exit and Advantage’s buyout of Tokyo Star Bank.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The New York-based infrastructure fund manager will pay $526.5m in cash for a 50% stake in the Haynesville Expansion joint venture, which is being sponsored by midstream energy partnership Regency Energy Partners.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Creditors of Autodistribution, the debt-laden French car part distributor, have agreed to write down its debts in exchange for a €110m cash injection by private equity firms Towerbrook and InvestCorp.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
