Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group has announced a USD20m investment in Ellassay, a high-end Chinese women’s fashion house. The investment, funded by Carlyle Asia Growth Partners, will enhance Ellassay’s product development, brand building, market expansion, business ties and the overall management. Further financial details were not disclosed.  

Although the private equity investment sector as a whole has been marked down, some companies are still in a position to take advantages of the opportunities ahead, according to manager

Denver-based ProLogis, an international provider of distribution facilities and property fund manager, has announced the receipt of USD845m in cash proceeds from the sale of its operati

Private equity firm 3i has announced the divestment of its 11.32 per cent stake in China’s hotpot restaurant chain, Little Sheep Group, to Yum! Brands.

Aladdin Knowledge Systems has announced that it has completed its acquisition by an investor group led by Vector Capital, a private equity firm specialising in the technology industry.<

CapitalValue, an Englewood, Colorado-based boutique investment bank, has announced the recapitalisation of Wazee Electric, which distributes products and provides services for industria

Carousel Capital has announced the acquisition, in partnership with packaging executive Jerry Lux, of South Carolina specialty packaging company Copec. Copec provides high end folding cartons, labels, inserts, hanging tags and envelopes to customers primarily in the home fragrance, tobacco, personal care, pharmaceutical and other consumer markets.   Carousel Capital

Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR has established a partnership with Ed Fiorentino to form Actient Pharmaceuticals, headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, which will focus on acquir

Polaris Private Equity has announced the first closing of a new private equity fund with initial commitments of more than EUR275m that will invest in small and medium-sized industrial a