General Atlantic, a growth equity firm, has taken a significant equity position in Asian Genco, an infrastructure company which has investments in power generation assets in India and in engineering services businesses. GA has made its investment as part of a USD425m investment by a consortium of investors, which also

Private equity firm Bowmark Capital is backing the GBP48m management buy-out of Leaders, a UK residential lettings and property management agency, from property investment and development business RO Group.  The buyout team is led by Leaders’ managing director Paul Weller (pictured right), who has been with the company for 17

Trivest Partners has completed the recapitalisation of Endeavor Telecom, a provider of turnkey installation services to businesses throughout North America. Endeavor’s management team, led by Justin R. McLain (pictured) and Andrew Schroer, will continue as owners in the business and lead Endeavor’s daily operations. Endeavor manages the installation of IT/communications

Investment bank Tully & Holland has sold Linen Source, a direct marketer of bedding and home furnishings, to Golden Gate Capital’s portfolio company Orchard Brands. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.   Orchard Brands, a USD1.1bn multi-channel marketer of apparel and home products, acquired Linen Source to broaden

Business owners and private equity managers who want businesses valued correctly should buck conventional wisdom and take a more comprehensive approach to valuation. This is the advice of a specialist on valuations who believes that private equity firms and bankers who think mainly in terms of transactions can overlook elements

Tarpon Towers, a wireless communications tower company, has received a USD15m equity commitment from Spire Capital Partners, a private investment fund focused on the communications, business services, information services and media sectors. As part of the Spire transaction, Andrew J. Armstrong, Jr., managing member at Spire Capital, will join Tarpon’s

Adveq, a private equity fund of funds investment manager with offices in Beijing, New York, Frankfurt, and Zurich, has passed a SAS 70 Type II examination conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers. SAS 70 is an internationally recognised auditing standard which was developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to provide

KRG Capital Partners, a Denver-based buyout firm, has completed its sale of ATI Holdings to GTCR Golder Rauner. The all cash sale represents KRG’s first full exit in its USD715m Fund III. ATI is a provider of outpatient physical therapy services with an offering that includes physical rehabilitation, hand therapy,