Michael Nicklin and Emma Malkin report on a painful novelty for lenders – the so-called ‘reverse staple’.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
The LBO bubble has burst, and in its place has arisen a vastly scaled down and more conservative market for private equity investments. Andy Thomson reports on the lack of liquidity, fears over the economy and where new opportunities lie.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
In India, almost half of the population don't have access to mains electricity – a fact that brings the activities of the country's new generation of infrastructure investors into sharp focus. Andy Thomson recently met with Michael Queen in London to find out more about 3i's ambitious plans for India as well as his thoughts about the broader infrastructure opportunity.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
The private equity ranks are being swelled by leveraged financiers.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Hawaii is proving to be no paradise for private equity.
7 min read · 12 January 2013
Barry Siadat has left Arsenal Capital to raise a fund focussed on global speciality chemicals.
8 min read · 12 January 2013
The buyout firm blew the whistle on a former Wall Street trader who has settled an SEC lawsuit alleging he spread false rumours about Blackstone’s Alliance Data deal.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The success of TDC, the Danish telecoms company backed by a buyout consortium, in deleveraging by buying its own debt at a discount, has tempted other firms to follow suit.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Eastern and Central European countries with programs encouraging public-private partnerships are more likely to obtain infrastructure investments than their Western European neighbours, a study finds.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The credit-card services company is pursuing a $170m break-up fee for the second time, as the mega-buyout firm calls the suit ‘just as spurious as the first one’.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
