Andy Thomson
Nordic Capital has agreed to sell the Nordic distributor of installation-related products to Cinven and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners in a secondary buyout.
China Gas, the Hong Kong-listed piped gas distributor, has pulled in financing from foreign investment groups to develop natural gas projects in China.
Warburg Pincus is to make a full exit from its highly lucrative investment in Bharti Tele-Ventures, the Indian telecommunications company.
The Institutional Limited Partner Association has thrown its weight behind private equity reporting guidelines established by PEIGG.
The mid-market private equity firm has agreed to sell The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, the 175 year-old ferry service, to Australia’s Macquarie Bank.
Private equity fundraising is set for a record-breaking year in 2005, but the mega-LBO funds taking the industry into uncharted waters are members of a small but privileged elite. By Andy Thomson
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, the New York-based buyout giant, is sizing up opportunities in the Australian private equity market, according to sources there.
CHAMP Private Equity, the Sydney-based buyout firm, has sold portfolio company Sheridan, a bed linen business, to retailer Pacific Brands for AU$62m.
Henderson Private Capital’s head of Asian private equity Sanjiv Kapur has left the group at the same time as it has announced the launch of a new Asian fund with a $500m target.
The global private equity firm has recruited Simon Moore from Investcorp to spearhead its push into Australia from a new Sydney office.