Regulation must be ‘targeted, appropriate and relevant’, says Dermot Butler, chairman of Custom House Global Fund Services Ltd and Custom House Group… Despite numerous statements to the contrary, there are apparently many who believe that I am against regulation in our industry – this is not true. I am totally
Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), the largest private equity firm focused on Central and Eastern Europe, has agreed to acquire a 65% stake in Kent Hospital Group (Kent), a private hospital operator based in Izmir, Turkey. In addition, Mid Europa has entered into an agreement to increase its stake to
Investors are increasingly looking to gold as a safe haven as the US Dollar, Pound Sterling and the Euro continue to devalue against stronger currencies such as those of Canada, Australia, Norway and Switzerland, says Angelos Damaskos (pictured), CEO of Sector Investment Managers and fund advisor to the Junior Gold
Total private equity deal values more than doubled in Q2, with a high number of secondary buyouts pushing this figure to EUR27.3bn – the highest total seen since the third quarter of 2007 – according to the unquote" Private Equity Barometer, which is published in association with Arle Capital Partners.
American Wind Capital Company (AWCC), an investor in wind royalties, renewable energy project real estate, and renewable energy projects, has acquired ON Wind Energy, LLC and several additional turbines (9MW in total), in Tehachapi, California., from Oak Creek Energy Systems, Inc. (OCES), a California based developer that is majority owned
The Jordan Company has signed a conditional agreement to sell 534.8 million shares of International Mining Machinery Ltd. (HKSE:1683) (IMM) for a purchase price of HKD8.50 per share to Joy Global Inc. These shares represent approximately 41 per cent of the issued share capital of IMM. An affiliate of The
A consortium comprised of funds advised by Apax Partners (Apax), together with controlled affiliates of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE: KCI) for USD68.50 per common share in cash.
HarbourVest Partners, LLC (HarbourVest), a leading global private equity firm, and HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited (“HVPE”), a closed-end investment company,have increased their offer price for all bearer shares of Absolute Private Equity Ltd (Absolute) currently in circulation. Absolute is an investment company located in Zug, Switzerland and listed
Cobalt Capital Partners, through its Cobalt Industrial REIT III affiliate, has acquired Dupont Business Center located in Ontario, California. This 111,890 square foot acquisition is Cobalt’s first investment in the Los Angeles market. Located in the Inland Empire Submarket, Dupont Business Center was built in 2001. The property consists of
As the only industry in which investments continued to growth through the 2008-09 downturn, private equity and venture capital investors continue to be bullish about investing in Education companies, reveals a new report – the second edition of “Private Equity Pulse on Education” – from research firm Venture Intelligence, the
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