The largest Islamically funded leveraged buyout debt in the UK has been syndicated by German bank West LB to investors in the Middle East, some of whom do not participate in Western market debt syndication for religious reasons.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
In Asia, the credit crunch has had limited impact on debt markets so far. Buyout pros and leveraged finance specialists in Hong Kong and Singapore are nevertheless bracing for tricky times. By Patricia Lee.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Obstacles still remain, but Europe's private equity markets are becoming more integrated. Peter Cornelius and Karlijn Juttmann of AlpInvest Partners look at the implications.
9 min read · 12 January 2013
After several record-breaking years for the new kings of capitalism, life suddenly seems less than straightforward. Andy Thomson looks at some of the likely twists and turns in store for private equity in 2008.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
New York-based Shermen Capital Partners recently launched a SPAC to capitalise on what it maintains is an untapped market: the $271bn US agriculture industry.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Emboldened by another homerun in January, Index Ventures has added a new business line with a e400m growth capital fund.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Alliance Data Systems has sued the private equity firm, which previously indicated it would drop the $7.8 billion deal due to regulatory requirements that are ‘unprecedented and unacceptable’.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The credit crunch has claimed another victim: Patriarch Partners’ American LaFrance, one of the oldest fire engine makers in the US.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The credit crunch has claimed another victim: Patriarch Partners’ American LaFrance, one of the oldest fire engine makers in the US.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
US student lender Sallie Mae will accept a $30 billion refinancing in lieu of a JC Flowers-led buyout. Meanwhile, Blackstone has told Alliance Data it does not think the company can meet closing conditions for a $6.43 billion acquisition.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
