Parts of the UK’s Companies Act 2006 that will come into operation on October 1 will mean that investment directors put in place as part of a private equity buyout will be in breach of the

Cleveland-based Primus Capital Partners has announced it has completed a final closing on Primus Capital Fund VI with investor commitments totalling USD275m, beating the fund’s target of U

Apollo Management and Lazard Group have announced their intention to form a strategic partnership for private equity investments in Europe.

Seattle-based Evergreen Pacific Partners, Washington state’s largest private equity firm, has closed its second fund at USD425m, bringing its total assets under management to USD700mon beh

Auda International, a New York-based manager of hedge fund and private equity investments with some USD5bn under management, has appointed George Chacko as chief investment officer of its

Ipes Holdings, the company behind specialist Guernsey-based fund administrator International Private Equity Services, is to be acquired by the group’s management with backing from mid-mark

Emerging markets private equity fundraising is on track to beat the total raised last year, according to the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association, which says the USD35.3bn in capita

Specialist emerging markets private equity firm Actis has formed a consortium including an Old Mutual affiliate to acquire Alstom South Africa, an electrical engineering, manufacturing, di

Private equity real estate firm Palatium Investment Management, which was created through the management buyout of Eurohypo Asset Management in April, has hired mezzanine and preferred equ