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.
Launched two years ago, Carlyle Global Partners highlights fund managers’ desire to pursue investments requiring longer hold periods than traditional 10-year funds may allow.
Every portfolio company’s value creation story is different, but there are a few common operational levers private equity firms can pull to stimulate growth and boost returns.
The Danish fund has raised DKr3.3bn for the vehicle, which includes a GP commitment of 1.5%.
As OpCapita celebrates its 10th anniversary by holding a ‘one-and-done’ on its new fund at more than three times the size of the previous vehicle, founder and managing partner Henry Jackson explains why Comet failed and GAME succeeded
The UK lower mid-market has posted its best six-month period since 2008, despite the uncertainty surrounding the UK’s decision to leave the EU.
Following ‘Phase I’ of an internal review, Electra Private Equity says it is developing internal resources to assume all operating responsibilities.
The Polish firm has sold its remaining stake in Polwax through the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Fanisi Capital is targeting $75-$100m for its second fund, which will invest across Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
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The capital raised for EQT Mid Market US, which had an initial target of $1bn, includes a GP commitment of 2%.
The global buyout house used capital from both its Europe and its US fund to acquire the chemicals business for $3.2bn.