In line with one of its sector focuses, the firm is opening a Californian office so its its telecoms, media and technology executives have a base in the heart of the US technology centre.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The global mid-market buyout firm attracted interest nearly double its planned €5bn target, but it scaled back the fund giving existing limited partners priority.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
In the wake of Yucaipa-owned Aloha Airlines’ bankruptcy, yet another private equity-owned commercial airline has crashed.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The global bank has cut half the members of its 27-strong team. Deal fees from private equity have collapsed on the back of the credit crunch, as banks have pulled back from larger buyout deals.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The UK mid-market firm has paid only a seven times profit multiple to acquire an engineering company dependent on the oil and gas sector.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
The San Francisco-based Kimpton Group has closed its latest real estate fund saying its luxury brand will help secure its expansion over the next three years.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The former CEO of Credit Suisse asset management, David Blumer, will be replaced by Rob Sharif after taking up a new role as head of financial markets at Swiss Re.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
As speculation grows about the likely (under-) performance of leveraged deals struck over the last couple of years, Andy Thomson finds it is a question of what's in the portfolio.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
The number of companies being exited into receivership rose to it highest level in four years as the average value of buyout firm exits dropped by slightly more than 25 percent.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Controversy has surrounded China's attempts to ramp up its investment activities on the international stage. But what are its real motivations? And are fears in the US and elsewhere irrational? Albert McLelland provide revealing insights into the thinking behind China's outbound moves.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
