A private equity fund managed by Krokus Private Equity has backed a management buy-out of LOTOS Parafiny in a leveraged acquisition. The Company will continue its business under the new name – POLWAX. The transaction entailed the purchase of 100% of shares of the subsidiary from the LOTOS Group. Currently,
Private Equity firms invested USD10,117 million over 441 deals in India during the 12 months ending December 2011, compared to USD8,187 million across 362 deals during the previous year, according to analysis by Venture Intelligence, a research service focused on Private Equity and M&A activity. These figures – which include
Jing Sun, Manager of the PSigma Global Equity Fund, is encouraged by a recent research trip to China… I have just returned from Hong Kong and Beijing following my annual research trip. I came away encouraged that the excess industrial capacity and real estate worries are not nearly as bad
US private equity fund-raising regained traction after a slow third quarter, bringing the 2011 total to USD122.4 billion raised for 404 funds, according to Dow Jones LP Source. This represents a slight drop in the number of funds that held closings but a 22% increase in capital from 2010, when
Ogier is to open a boutique law firm in Luxembourg in early 2012, making it the first offshore firm with an onshore legal presence in the country. This is expected to be followed by a fiduciary business later in the year. Ogier has extensive funds experience, and this new office will
Thirty-eight US venture capital funds raised USD5.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). This level marks a 162 per cent increase by dollar commitments but a 41 per cent decline by number of funds compared to the third
Private equity related banking fees were higher in 2011 than they have been at any point since 2007 according to a new report. Mark Spinner (pictured), partner at international law firm Eversheds, comments on why 2011 has been such a good year for the industry… The ongoing economic uncertainty and
Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Acquisition Finance has supported HgCapital’s GBP153 million take private of Group NBT (NBT), which was previously AIM-listed, to enable the company to increase its focus on acquisition-led growth. The team acted as joint mandated lead arranger in a three bank club, providing a GBP70 million
Growth equity firm Summit Partners has announced the final closing of two equity funds with combined commitments of USD3.22 billion. This brings Summit Partners’ total amount available for investment in rapidly growing companies across North America, Europe and Asia to more than USD9 billion. Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund VIII
NYSE Euronext (NYX), raised more proceeds from Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) than any other global exchange group in 2011, with USD33 billion in total global proceeds raised from 104 IPOs. In the US, for the fifth consecutive year, NYSE Euronext led the market for IPOs and total proceeds raised with
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