Bucking global trends, 210 private equity funds focused on emerging markets raised a record-breaking USD66.5bn in 2008, a 12 per cent increase from USD59bn in 2007, according to the Emergi

New Earth Solutions, a UK recycling and waste management company, has received a further GBP4m equity investment from Impax Asset Management, a specialist environmental investment compa

Private equity houses have ranked publicly listed companies in the consumer industries sector as being the most conducive to private equity backed public-to-private deals over the next

Private equity houses have ranked publicly listed companies in the consumer industries sector, including personal goods, food and beverage and household items, as the most conducive to pri

Moore, a Jersey-based specialist provider of fund management, fund administration and corporate services, has had a substantial increase in business from Japanese clients since opening

BlackRock has launched a Fund of Alternatives pooled fund for pension schemes, charities and other institutional investors.

Mid-market private equity house LDC (Lloyds TSB Development Capital) has strengthened both its investment team and international reach with the appointment of Ronald Verhoef as director

San Diego-based StepStone Group has been selected by AMP Capital Investors as its exclusive private equity adviser in the development of the Future Directions Private Equity Fund.

Despite the recent volatility within the private equity market, the industry’s longer term prospects remain intact, according to global offshore law firm Walkers.