James Taylor
Private equity’s investor relations professionals will have their own UK trade body from this summer. The launch of PEIRA, which will focus primarily on training and networking, comes as the industry faces increasing pressure to improve its public image.
Venture debt provider Kreos Capital has strengthened its senior team with the recruitment of Luca Colciago from Noble as a partner. The hire comes as the firm continues to invest its latest fund, which was closed in April and is being deployed at a rapid rate.
Venture debt provider Kreos Capital has strengthened its senior team with the recruitment of Luca Colciago from Noble as a partner. The hire comes as the firm continues to invest its latest fund, which was closed in April and is being deployed at a rapid rate.
US venture firm Benchmark Capital’s European division is spinning out of its parent. The new firm, which has been operating largely independently for some time, will be called Balderton Capital.
US venture firm Benchmark Capital’s European division is spinning out of its parent. The new firm, which has been operating largely independently for some time, will be called Balderton Capital.
HgCapital’s Ben Hewetson, the head of the mid-market firm’s leisure team, is leaving in the next few weeks. The departure follows Hg’s decision to merge his team with Richard Matthews’ consumer team six months ago.
HgCapital’s Ben Hewetson, the head of the mid-market firm’s leisure team, is leaving in the next few weeks. The departure follows Hg’s decision to merge his team with Richard Matthews’ consumer team six months ago.
Jon Symonds, chief financial officer of AstraZeneca, is leaving the pharmaceutical group to join Goldman Sachs, as the bank looks to capitalise on his high-level influence at UK companies.
Nicola Horlick’s Bramdean Asset Management has teamed up with AXA’s Isle of Man operation to launch a new fund that will give retail investors easier access to alternative assets and the bumper returns that institutional investors have been enjoying in recent years.
Apax has sold its entire 21 percent stake in Spanish carrier Vueling Airlines, via a private placement run by Goldman Sachs. The sale has fuelled speculation that it will use the proceeds to finance a bid for Iberia, the Spanish airline currently being targeted by a TPG-led consortium.