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 Paris-based private equity firm has agreed to make its first direct investment in Africa by way of a $125m commitment to telecom tower infrastructure business IHS.
Global Infrastructure Partners’ second fund – the largest infrastructure fund ever raised – has reached its revised hard cap, bringing its assets under management to more than $15bn.
The UK’s Acteon Group, a provider of subsea services in the upstream oil and gas sector, will have a new set of private equity sponsors.
The $142bn manager has launched the new group comprising four financing veterans, led by ex-TCW Brian Daly, with experience in the power generation and energy infrastructure sectors.
The US investment manager has agreed to acquire Swiss Re Private Equity Partners, the European private equity and infrastructure fund of funds arm of the Swiss insurance group.
Private equity and infrastructure funds are expected to be the main buyers and investors in the sector, according to a recent study.
The transaction values the emerging markets private equity investor's franchise at £20m and gives the government a share in future carried interest.
The law firm has launched a ‘fully integrated offering’ for private equity, infrastructure, sovereign wealth and so-called ‘alternative capital providers’, acknowledging that the strategies of many global investors have converged.
Global infrastructure funds closed on $20.8bn in 2011, the largest amount raised since 2008, including the $3bn first close of GIP’s second fund.
French insurer Groupama has put its entire private equity arm up for sale. This comprises funds of funds arm Quartilium as well as direct investor Acto Capital and mezzanine lender ActoMezz.