Amid rumours of Carlyle’s IPO, K2 Advisors would be the Washington, DC firm’s third hedge fund acquisition in the past year.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
EnCap's $792m energy infrastructure fund will commit $100m in equity to US Infrastructure Holdings, a Texas-based company focused on acquiring assets in shale gas developments across the US.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The project, which involves the construction of a 772-bed hospital in downtown Montreal, has reached financial close, marking the largest-ever bond offering for a Canadian PPP.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The New York-headquartered distressed debt investor says it is not closing its Asian operations, a claim put forward by a web site this week.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The private equity firm continues to diversify its holdings, buying into a hedge fund group six months after its first foray acquisition in the space.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
BBVA, CIC, Dexia, Natixis and SG are backing a consortium led by a subsidiary of Bouygues in the financial close for the 30-year contract to build and operate France’s new Ministry of Defence. The €806m loan will start syndication this month to European banks.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
A club of three commercial banks together with the EIB are providing €298m in debt for a 58-kilometre stretch of the A8 highway, the first project in the second wave of Germany’s A-model highways to reach financial close.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
NBCU will pay $1bn to buy Blackstone's 50% stake in the theme park, which the firm reportedly acquired for $275m in 2000.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Armed with a 'premier list' of real estate fund managers, the private markets team of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, led by Steve LeBlanc, spoke about its vision for the portfolio and how it could be even tougher to get through its doors in the future.
10 min read · 15 January 2013
Aktis Capital is on the cusp of closing its maiden fund on $100m. The fund will focus on opportunities in Western China across multiple sectors.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
