Andy Thomson
The Washington DC-based private equity firm has finally wrested majority control of French portfolio company Otor from its founding management team after a protracted legal struggle.
A question is vexing the minds of institutional investors: how much – if any - of my European portfolio should be in the East? Andy Thomson reports.
The Washington DC-based private equity firm has unveiled a three-strong Indian buyout investment team, who will ply their trade out of Mumbai.
The London-listed global private equity firm has stepped up its limited partner activities with a substantial investment in I2, a UK-based infrastructure fund.
Michael Kim, the former co-head of Asian buyouts at Carlyle Group, has quickly amassed $750 million of commitments for his spinout fund MBK Partners, according to a report.
The global private equity firm is demonstrating a penchant for investing in other firms’ funds. But don’t expect it to launch a fund of funds operation just yet, reports Andy Thomson.
The $32m financing of India’s largest private shipyard is the latest in a series of infrastructure-related deals that have seen domestic private equity funds scrambling for a slice of the action.
All is not peace and harmony between Russia and the US in Europe’s Black Sea region. But investment groups from the two countries have joined forces to prove that co-operation is possible when money – not politics – is the motivation. Andy Thomson reports.
The UK mid-market private equity firm has announced changes to its senior management team, with Chris Dowling stepping down as managing partner.
The recent announcement that UK pension fund Railpen has set aside four percent of total assets for allocation to hedge funds should come as no surprise: it has always been an adventurous investor. Andy Thomson reports.