Igor Rudinsky, founder and sole shareholder of SIA International, Russia’s largest pharmaceutical distributor, has agreed to sell a 50 per cent stake in the firm to private equity house TP

US private equity firms raised USD58.5bn in 81 funds during the first quarter, up nearly 32 per cent from the USD44.3bn raised in 68 funds during the first three months of last year, accor

London-based alternative asset management firm Duet Group has appointed Osman Semerci as a partner and chief executive.

Senior business executives believe the private equity market will remain stagnant for at least the next 12 months, according to a survey carried out by business performance consultancy McK

Advent International, an international private equity firm with offices in 15 countries, has announced the final close of its sixth global buyout fund at the hard cap of USD10.4bn in capit

DLJ South American Partners, a joint venture between a team of South America-based investment professionals led by Carlos Garcia and Marcelo Medeiros, and Credit Suisse’s alternative inves

Morgan Stanley has bought a minority stake in London hedge fund manager Hawker Capital.

Private equity firm 3i has taken a minority shareholding in international insurance group Hyperion in a deal that values the company at more than GBP120m.

Silicon Valley venture capital firm Accel Partners has announced that Sonali De Rycker, who has more than eight years of investment experience in early-stage technology companies with Atla