Andy Thomson
Andy Thomson is a Senior Editor at PEI with responsibility for Private Debt Investor, the leading title focused on the world's private debt markets. Andy works closely with team members in London, New York and Hong Kong. He has been with PEI for many years, having worked previously on Private Equity International and Infrastructure Investor.
The groundbreaking Marathon of Marathons on October 31 is the private equity and infrastructure communities’ largest-ever fundraising effort. This time, Bjorn Tremmerie will be running under his own name
Fundraising for the Marathon of Marathons is nearly halfway to its €2.5m target. Find out how you can become a member of the event’s prestigious Supporters Club, which has been busily signing up new members.
Thierry Deau is leading a team of runners from Paris-based fund manager Meridiam Infrastructure as part of a 250-strong line-up for the groundbreaking Athens event, which is aiming to raise €2.5m. Find out how you can help Meridiam in its efforts to improve the lives of children around the world.
Nigeria's growing pension plans - whose AUM are expected to hit $30bn by 2010 - for the first time may be allowed a private equity allocation.
Leading charity UNICEF has been in the frontline of helping children cope with the flooding in Pakistan. Find out how, by supporting the groundbreaking Marathon of Marathons, you can offer a lifeline to those in desperate need
As the focus switches from a highly successful runner recruitment campaign to fundraising, we are delighted to report that the groundbreaking Marathon of Marathons – organised by Campbell Lutyens, PEI Media and UNICEF - has already sprinted past an incredible €1 MILLION of donations. How can you be part of the private equity industries’ most important fundraise of 2010?
The private equity manager has opened a new office in Zurich – complementing its Swiss headquarters in Zug as well as seven international offices.
Spanish developer Actividades de Construccion y Servicios (ACS) has agreed to sell its ports services business, Dragados SPL, to an institutional investment group headed by JPMorgan Asset Management, according to a regulatory filing. The deal is worth some €720m.
Secondaries specialist Coller Capital has acquired a majority stake in a portfolio of 40 Bank of Scotland Integrated Finance assets from owner Lloyds Banking Group.
Responses from trade associations suggest alternative investment fund managers in the UK may have mixed feelings as capital gains tax is increased in today’s emergency budget from 18% to 28%.