Investment house Muzinich & Co is already back with the follow-up to its debut pan-European private debt fund raised two years ago, and has reached a first close for the new fund.
Posted by Will Gornall (University of British Columbia), on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 Editor's Note: Will Gornall is Assistant Professor of Finance at the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. This post
IK Investment Partners has sealed the first deal from its newly-established UK team by buying into pet food provider Forthglade Foods through its €550m Small Cap II fund.
Phoenix Equity Partners has picked up a majority stake in Spy Alarms, a UK provider of electronic security and fire services.
Archant, a newspaper and magazine publishing company, has reportedly been acquired by private equity firm Rcapital Partners.
Scottish Lothian Pension Fund (LPF) has appointed Gillian De Candole as its new portfolio manager. De Candole will join after having clocked up over 15 years of experience across the investment space, both on the
O2 Investment Partners has hired Shyam Shah as the firm’s newest associate. Mr. Shah will be responsible for evaluating new transactions, due diligence, underwriting, and working with O2’s portfolio companies. Prior to joining O2, Mr.
Imperial Capital was the financial advisor to GPI Prototype & Manufacturing Services on its just closed sale to FATHOM, a portfolio company of CORE Industrial Partners. GPI uses direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) – a
Private equity giant KKR has just promoted Suzanne Donohoe to the take on the new role of global head of strategic growth. In her new role, Donohoe will focus on building new businesses for the
Sustainable infrastructure investor NTR has completed a €370m portfolio refinance of a 220 MW onshore wind portfolio for its NTR Wind 1 LP fund. NTR has launched the fund fund the construction and operating of
This special edition of the Private Equity Pitch looks at individual funds' exposure to UK businesses in the consumer-facing services space, which has been negatively affected by the coronavirus lockdown and economic downturn.
The UK’s largest telecom group has tasked Goldman Sachs bankers with updating the company’s takeover defence strategy
Posted by Lucian Bebchuk, Kobi Kastiel, and Roberto Tallarita (Harvard Law School), on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 Editor's Note: Lucian Bebchuk is the James Barr Ames Professor of Law, Economics, and Finance and Director of
The British telecoms giant BT Group is preparing itself against takeover bids from rivals and private equity firms after its shares tanked as a result of it suspending its dividend. Sky News broke the story,
Private equity management company IQ-EQ has added Paul Rogers a client services director to its wealth senior team in Guernsey. Following the appointment, Rogers will manage a mixed portfolio of international high- and ultra-high-net-worth clients
LF Equity Income Fund was at the centre of the Woodford scandal and has now handed back over £2.26bn to investors since the fund started to wind up in January. Neil Woodford used to be
DIF Capital Partners has bought a majority stake in UK fibre broadband provider 4th Utility for £25m. The transaction marks the first investment for DIF CIF II in the UK and its third investment in
CMA gives green light after concluding the UK's fintech scene has plenty of competition for non-card e-payments
The top-performing Dutch firm is weathering the Covid-19 pandemic in Britain by sticking to its convictions
Midwest Composite Technologies, a portfolio company of CORE Industrial Partners, has acquired GPI Prototype & Manufacturing Services. CORE has been actively assembling a 3D prototyping and low-volume production services platform since its buy of Midwest
