Conversus Capital, the largest publicly traded portfolio of third party private equity funds, has reduced the management fees it pays to Conversus Asset Management (CAM), the manager of the firm’s investment portfolio. The Conversus Independent Board of Directors has accepted CAM`s proposal to reduce its aggregate management fees by approximately
Palamon Capital Partners, one of Europe’s leading mid-market private equity firms, has appointed Owen Wilson as a Vice President. Wilson’s appointment takes Palamon’s London-based team to 17 investment professionals. The firm, with EUR1.1 billion of equity under management, is currently investing its second Pan-European fund, Palamon European Equity II, LP.
Spigit, provider of a leading innovation management platform for enterprise, has received a USD10 million equity investment from Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm. Spigit will use the growth capital to continue to build on its strong customer base, expanding its product development, and sales and marketing efforts. "We
Global buyout firm Advent International Corporation has announced the official closing of its tender offer for the outstanding shares of common stock of Charlotte Russe Holding, a specialty retailer of fashion for young women. The offer by Advent’s acquisition vehicle, Advent CR Holdings, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Advent CR,
Sue Davenport, CEO of Matrix Private Equity backed Pasta King has been crowned ‘Woman Chief Executive Officer of the Year’ at the inaugural British Venture Capital Association’s (BVCA) ‘CEO of the Year Awards.’ South-West based Pasta King, has achieved very strong growth following Matrix’s backing, with turnover increasing 35% in
An investor consortium including affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation and China International Capital Corporation have made an investment of USD160m for a significant minority stake in International Far Eastern Leasing Company. Far Eastern is a provider of financial leasing in China and a subsidiary of
HarbourVest Global Private Equity, a closed-end investment company listed on Euronext Amsterdam, had an estimated NAV of USD656m or USD7.90 per share at 30 September 2009. This represents a 0.9 per cent increase from the 31 August 2009 estimated NAV per share of USD7.83. This increase resulted primarily from increases
Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, has signed a definitive agreement to make an equity investment in Grocery Outlet, a grocery retailer with over 135 stores in the Western US. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Berkeley, California, Grocery Outlet is a third-generation family-owned business that
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DN Capital’s portfolio company Shazam, a mobile music discovery provider, has received an investment from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. This investment is one of the few by KPCB into a European technology company. KPCB has assisted digital consumer businesses such as Google and Amazon. Shazam says that 50
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