A new Softbank affiliate is making its mark across Asia.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Sun Capital takes a second swing with a subprime lender.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
Operational heavyweight Bruno Deschamps swaps Clayton, Dubilier for 3i.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
LBO funds buying into metal-processing businesses in Germany will need to get along with IG Metall.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
Advantage Partners, one of Japan’s most prominent local private equity groups, is making its first foray into what one investor referred to as ‘hedge fund management’, with a $2 billion fund that will buy minority stakes in listed Japanese companies.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Accent Equity has sold Swedish flower delivery service EuroFlorist to Litorina Kapital. It is the third investment in three months from the Swedish firm’s third fund.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Soon after PEO revealed that the Virgin Group is launching its first institutional buyout fund, its chief executive has reportedly outlined plans to pursue a ‘branded venture capitalism’ strategy, as it looks to take on large buyout firms like Blackstone and Apax.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Lehman Brothers’ listing of a fund of funds vehicle has attracted significant investor demand, including an 84 percent allocation of its greenshoe, showing that successful fundraising is still possible despite the recent volatility in the public markets.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
As Canada’s venture capital investments suffered a 12 percent year-over decline in the second quarter, private equity deals surged to a record C$55.6 billion, well outperforming last year’s total deal volume of C$11.6 billion.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Cerberus portfolio company Aegis Mortgage has filed for bankruptcy – it owes the private equity firm $178 million.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
