Isobel Markham
Isobel Markham is Editor of Private Equity International, overseeing the editorial content of the monthly magazine and contributing news and analysis for PrivateEquityInternational.com. Based in New York, Isobel works closely with private equity-focused colleagues across PEI Media’s offices in New York, London and Hong Kong. She is a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
The turnaround specialist acquired 72 of the UK shoe retailer’s stores in a pre-pack administration deal.
The fund, which is targeting $175 million, will focus on investments in East Africa.
The Italy-focused firm is targeting a summer first close and a final close by year-end.
The French investment firm, which opened its first US office in New York last September, has started looking for US mid-market businesses.
The Paris-based buyout house was initially targeting €750m for its ninth buyout fund, which has already made three investments.
The firm has added execs from Blackstone, Alix Partners and Balyasny Asset Management.
A new survey finds GPs expect to face more competition from Chinese buyers over the next 12 months.
The Russia-Turkey Investment Fund, which could be as large as $1bn, will ‘strengthen bilateral economic ties’ between the two countries.
Dele Babade will work on both deal origination and value creation within the existing portfolio.
Investor focus on ESG issues is all about ‘reducing risk, increasing returns,’ say speakers at the PEI Responsible Investment Forum in New York.