The UK-based fund manager and private equity investor Octopus Investments has backed Sweet Cred Limited, the branded children’s novelty confectionery business, with GBP 5m expansion capita

Susan Balloch has joined Blackstone Group’s private equity group as an Executive Director.

A new report on human capital in private equity indicates that management issues are the key cause of poor company performance.

India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited  and 3i Group plc  have agreed a strategic partnership on infrastructure financing which will bring together the strengths of both institutions i

TXU Corp, the Dallas-based energy company, announced yesterday that the ‘go-shop’ process conducted on its behalf by Lazard Freres & Co LLC (Lazard), the independent financial advisor to the TXU B

CVC Asia Pacific has opened a Singapore office headed by Sigit Prasetya, previously with Henderson Equity Partners.

An affiliate of The Lightstone Group, LLC, one of the largest private real estate owners in the USA, has entered into an agreement with affiliates of The Blackstone Group to acquire Extend

Travelex, the international payment and foreign exchange specialist, has agreed to the disposal of its estate of 1,070 surcharging ATMs in the United Kingdom, to AIM-listed Cardpoint plc f

Europe is being left behind in the race for technological leadership in clean energy as venture capital and private equity investors focus on opportunities in the US and Asia, according to a White Pap