US merger and acquisition activity reached USD13bn in August, the lowest level of monthly activity since February 1994 and the slowest month of August since 1992, according to a report

Investment company Eurazeo made a loss after tax of EUR155.8m in the first half of 2009 compared to a profit of EUR854.5m the previous year.

Marfin Investment Group recorded profits of EUR13.5m in the first half of 2009, while net asset value stood at EUR3.6bn or EUR4.82 per share.

IK Investment Partners, a pan-European private equity firm, has signed an agreement with a group of investors including Reggeborgh Groep to acquire a majority stake in Vistra Group, an

A consortium comprising funds advised by CVC Capital Partners and interests of the Cosmen family has made a revised proposal to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital

Aureos Capital, a private equity fund management company focused on small to mid-sized businesses in emerging markets, has raised USD184m at the final close of the Aureos Latin America

Aureos Africa Fund has increased its funds under management to USD317.8m after its initial closing in September 2008.

Private equity buyout and exit transactions fell 61 per cent and 87 per cent year-on-year in volume and value terms in the first half of 2009, confirming that the buyout frenzy of yeste