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.
Despite challenges, the UK will remain a ‘safe haven’ for investment, says global private equity head Mark Redman.
Carsten Stendevad, who has led the $120bn Danish pension since 2013, is returning to the US for family reasons.
Slowdowns in China and Brazil have taken a marked toll on private capital fundraising and investment, new data show.
DOB Equity, backed exclusively by the de Rijcke family, has acquired a minority stake in Twiga Foods, its ninth investment.
The Australian private equity powerhouse raised A$980m for the vehicle in less than two months.
The British broadcaster said the switch from the Met Office will save “millions of pounds”.
Some of the top-performing US LPs made commitments to multiple funds in the top 10, which together account for more than half of the $106bn amassed in Q2.
CIO Nico Hansen says he expects the firm to ‘add one or two Brazilian portfolio companies’ in the second half of the year.
Huda Al Lawati has been appointed CIO of Saudi food and retail group Savola.
The listed German player’s portfolio took a €12m hit due to a drop in stock market prices after the referendum vote.