12 Jul 2007
Elevation Partners to acquire SDI Media Group
SDI Media Group, the world's largest provider of subtitling and language dubbing services to the entertainment industry, is being acquired…
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11 Jul 2007
Local service provides an entrepreneurial success story
Capital International is typical of many entrepreneurial firms that have been launched in the Isle of Man in recent…
Axa Private Equity closes second small cap buyout fund at EUR353m
Axa Private Equity has closed Axa Expansion Fund II, which focuses on medium-sized companies valued at less than EUR100m seeking a…
Carlyle to acquire defence manufacturer Sequa in USD2.7bn deal
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group has agreed to acquire Sequa Corporation, a diversified manufacturer with operations in the aerospace…
10 Jul 2007
Private funds offer new options to high net worth investors
With strong growth in the ranks of the wealthy in recent years, high net worth individuals and groups are increasingly willing to invest…
Energy Investors closes seventh fund with USD1.35bn
Energy Investors Funds, a private equity fund manager that invests in the energy and electric power sector, has closed its seventh…
Record first half for UK private equity after slow start, says study
The UK private equity market has picked up significantly after a slow start to 2007, according to the Centre for Management Buy-out…
09 Jul 2007
Financial services message wins an international audience
After a 30-year career in the City, Peter Long could have been forgiven if he had moved to a relaxing and beautiful tax haven with one eye…
Carlyle to acquire transport communications provider Arinc
Global private equity firm the Carlyle Group has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Arinc, a global provider of transportation…
06 Jul 2007
Vietnam Infrastructure fund admitted for trading on AIM
Vietnam Infrastructure, a USD402m closed-ended fund dedicated to investment in Vietnam's rapidly growing infrastructure sector, has been…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Och-Ziff aims to raise USD2bn through IPO
Och-Ziff Capital Management has joined the growing list of alternative asset managers jumping on the IPO bandwagon. The USD26.8bn outfit…
Partners Group assets grow by CHF4.7bn in first half
Partners Group, the Switzerland-based global alternative asset manager, has reported that its estimated assets under management at the end…
05 Jul 2007
Carlyle to acquire care homes group for USD6.3bn
The board of directors of Manor Care has approved a transaction with global private equity firm Carlyle Group to take the company private…
Macquarie consortium acquires Global Tower Partners from Blackstone
A consortium led by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners and Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group have agreed to acquire leading US…
Global Infrastructure Partners acquires 25 per cent stake in Chennai Container Terminal
Global Infrastructure Partners, a private equity firm focused on global infrastructure asset investments, has agreed to acquire, through…
