Amanda Janis
Amanda is the Director of Product Management for PEI, whose editorial titles include Private Equity International, Secondaries Investor, Buyouts, PE Hub, VCJ, Real Estate Capital, Private Equity Real Estate, Agri Investor, Infrastructure Investor, Private Debt Investor, Regulatory Compliance Watch and Private Funds CFO. She was previously the company's Group Managing Editor.
The European mid-market firm has elevated Chris Masterson to chairman, while 10-year veteran Jason Gatenby has taken over the CEO role.
Matrix, AAC, Apax and LDC are among firms ending 2009 with fresh deals. Meanwhile, lawyers are lining up PE-backed IPOs and big ticket auctions continue for companies like Bridgepoint's Pets at Home.
Mark Corbidge and John Leahy have been promoted to lead the firm’s private equity activities, allowing co-founders Nigel Doughty and Dick Hanson to selectively focus on deals and LP relationships.
The Swiss alternatives manager has more than doubled the size of its previous global secondaries fund, closed in 2006.
The UK private equity firm has sold popular UK facial skincare brand Simple for £240m. It previously sold a non-core division to Electra for £80m.
The turnaround specialist has once again raised a fund in less than three months, surpassing its $450m target and more than doubling its predecessor.
Apax will boost its FIG holdings with Psagot Investment House, a $32bn asset manager in which Hellman & Friedman had reportedly bid for a lesser stake at a lower valuation.
The private equity firm has purchased a 40% stake in the country’s second largest healthcare services company, Medical Park.
The UK firm’s LP advisory board has moved to terminate the firm’s €3bn fund, which would keep €100m to help manage its sole portfolio company.
Pinal Nicum will end an eight-year career with London-based Coller to become Adams Street's second European partner focused on secondaries.