LGT Capital Partners, the Swiss alternative investment manager, has strengthened its teams in New York, Hong Kong and Switzerland with a number of experienced private equity professionals.

Gem Private Equity Partners, which focuses mainly on private equity in Turkey, with selective investments in the former Soviet Union, has appointed Natalie Yukselen-Alink as managing direc

Block Watne Group, one of Norway’s leading housebuilders, has signed an agreement with the Industri Kapital 2004 Fund to buy 100 per cent of the shares in Prevesta, Sweden’s leading produc

Leading offshore law firm Walkers expects interest in emerging markets such as India, China, and the Middle East to fuel the continuing growth of the global private equity market, along wi

Straus Asset Management is to launch its latest fund, Straus Healthcare Partners LP, on 1 April.

Yorkville Advisors, a private equity firm that acts as investment adviser to structured equity financing specialist Cornell Capital Partners, has recruited Richard Brand as a managing dire

Axiom Asia Private Capital has completed the final closing of Axiom Asia Private Capital Fund I, a fund of funds focusing on private equity investments in the region, with USD440m in commi

London-based private equity company Smedvig Capital has invested GBP6.4 million in Streetcar the UK’s largest pay-as-you-go car club.

Bridgepoint has signed a binding agreement to acquire the UK fashion brand Fat Face, which retails men’s, women’s and children’s clothing and accessories created by its in-house design tea