The New York City-based private equity real estate investor has raised $590m for its second vehicle focused on the North American office market.
Private equity firms RREEF and H&Q Asia Pacific have teamed up with Hilton Hotels to build more than 20 hotels in China.
Montagu Private Equity, a UK mid market firm, is parting with its second UK head in just over a year as Nigel Hammond leaves to pursue other interests.
Latest numbers show a drop in fundraising and early stage in particular, but improved returns, increased investment and this week’s mega fund suggest a brighter future for the continent.
A growing trend towards infrastructure investment sees Befesa buy recycling company from STAR Capital.
Sphere Private Equity, a South African joint venture with African fundraising record-holder Ethos, has closed its fund on on a more modest R300 million.
Simon Levene, a managing director, at Yahoo! has joined the London office of Accel Partners underlining its commitment to Web 2.0 investing.
Europe’s largest quoted private equity group is set to make a return of about 150 percent on the sale of its majority stake in the shipbuilding supplier.
Evolvence Capital has committed to six funds in the first tranche of investments for its alternative assets, regional fund of funds.
The chip maker’s venture capital team is looking to open up a new market segment with its investment in BrainLAB, a German medical imaging company.
Ethos Private Equity, a South African buyout manager, has closed the largest dedicated fund for the region, building on its reputation as a specialist for Black Economic Empowerment transactions.
UK’s first venture capital fund dedicated to women-focussed businesses is due to close ahead of its sponsor Bank of Scotland’s Global Banking Alliance for Women Annual Summit in Glasgow.
GBS Finanzas, a Madrid-based investment bank that has sourced a number of deals for Spanish private equity firms, is planning a fund of its own.
The India-focused private equity real estate fund has completed three projects in the last month, raising their total investment in property on the subcontinent to $1 billion. By Aaron Lovell.
The Australian banking group has signalled an €1.1bn unsolicited offer for Techem, a German utility data services provider, whose board has said it will wait to examine the proposal before judging it hostile