Caldera Investment Group, a Chicago-based boutique investment firm, has added venture capital to its existing service offerings which include advisory services for middle-market companies, mergers and acquisitions, and direct investment activities. The group has grown by expanding its range of strategic advisory services and investment activities, as well as coverage

Praesidian Capital, a provider of senior and subordinated capital for small and mid-sized businesses, has invested second lien debt capital in Etransmedia Technology to replace existing debt and provide capital to fund growth. Etransmedia is a fast-growing information technology company that provides software and services for financial and clinical management.

Blackstone has partnered with a management team led by Pedro Barriuso, the former executive chairman at Element Power and former head of Iberdrola Renewables, to create Fisterra Energy, a company owned by funds managed by Blackstone on behalf of its private equity investors. Fisterra’s primary focus will be to identify,

Nearly a third (31 per cent) of financial services industry chief executives believe that senior management should be spending more time on risk and compliance, according to a study by Kinetic Partners. Nearly half of financial services CEOs (48 per cent) believe that senior managers should be spending between 20

KPMG International’s latest Global M&A Predictor shows that the confidence to undertake significant M&A is predicted to return to the world’s largest companies, according to the latest analyst predictions, with global forward P/E ratios rising 15 per cent over the past six months and 12 per cent year-on-year. Not only

The US buyout market faces a challenging environment of rising purchase price multiples for high quality companies while in Europe, GPs have found sources of capital amongst sovereign wealth funds and public fund managers willing to bridge the pre-IPO gap. This is according to the new report, Ten Challenges facing

Optimism among investment managers rose for the fourth successive quarter as business volumes and incomes grew again, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey.  Numbers employed also increased for the third quarter running. Securities trading respondents saw business volumes and income values fall and average costs increased. However, the

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) financed a record number of projects in 2012, providing strong support in a particularly difficult environment for the countries where it invests. Bolstered by healthy profits in 2012, the bank remains well-equipped to reach out to emerging economies again this year and