As expected, UK-listed buyout group 3i has sold UK car park operator NCP to Macquarie for £790m, realising a substantial profit just a year and a half after buying the company.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Global private equity placement agent Helix continues its US expansion, with the addition of a senior vice president to its New York office.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
As private equity funds evolve, they will increasingly need the guts to be considered sustainable companies. By Joshua Herrenkohl
10 min read · 22 January 2013
Private equity groups are no longer buying British pubs just for economies of scale. Now, they're repositioning them to accommodate the country's changing tastes and its impending smoking ban. By Robin Marriott
6 min read · 22 January 2013
Credit Suisse's private equity arm has acquired the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
4 FOOD GROUPS 2007-03-01 Staff Writer <strong>INDUSTRIAL<br /> UK invades Panama</strong><br /> UK real estate firm London and Regional Properties beat out 16 groups to win the developments rights for a 2,750-acre site on the Panama Canal. The property was formerly the Howard Air Fo
3 min read · 01 March 2007
The Carlyle Group has recruited North African specialist Hassan El-Khatib as a managing director to bolster its newly formed MENA team in Cairo.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The private equity world could see another record broken if KKR and Texas Pacific group are able to acquire energy company TXU Corporation for $45bn, surpassing the $39bn Equity Office deal.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The UK-based placement agent has hired Clive Norton as a managing director.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Long an international pariah, Libya is increasingly being talked about as a potential destination for real estate investors. Though it may take time before private equity real estate firms can invest there, the market is slowly opening up. By Aaron Lovell
9 min read · 22 January 2013
