In a bid to improve its fundraising and structuring capabilities, the Hong Kong-based firm has appointed George Agethen from Australia’s Macquarie Capital Advisors.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The reported $4bn sale of Kosmos Energy to ExxonMobil comes as institutional investors show increasing appetite for natural resources.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The UK holiday park operator’s lenders will take an equity stake in the business, in exchange for extending it a new £25m facility.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
PERE's European editor Robin Marriott denotes the mood at European fund management firm, Europa Capital, after its purchase of a portfolio of banks in Spain.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
In his third blog from the EXPO REAL conference in Munich, PERE's European editor Robin Marriott discovers the window is closing on UK real estate.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
In his second update, PERE's European editor Robin Marriott recounts a chance meeting with two of the UK's best known real estate investors.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
PERE is at the Expo Real property trade show in Munich this week. Here, our European editor Robin Marriott gives his initial observations.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
SeaWorld is among the theme parks Anheuser-Busch InBev may sell to the mega-firm. Meanwhile, CVC has reportedly increased the equity ratio in its €1.3bn bid for the brewer's CEE assets.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The French energy giant said it is considering selling its UK electricity distribution business in order to reduce its debt level by €5bn. The grid serves the London, the South-East and East region of the UK, supplying around eight million households.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The Infrastructure Planning Commission is intended to streamline the planning process of major infrastructure projects, acting as an advisor to private developers. It will target projects in the power, transport and water sectors.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
