Matilda Battersby

The Indian private equity firm is also reportedly on the verge of making a first close on its $800m Asian infrastructure growth fund.

The Zurich-based private equity firm has exceeded its target of CHF 200m to invest in European management buyouts.

Two unnamed European pensions have committed funds to the Luxemburg-based investment manager.

The Portuguese investment group created a private equity arm that will target late stage investment opportunities.

The firm’s banking syndicate will provide temporary liquidity in an attempt to secure the future of the grossly indebted firm.

The Marshall Real Estate Management Fund will target distressed late-stage construction projects and real estate in Moscow. The firm said assets were trading at 'considerable discount' thanks to the credit crunch.

Former BHP Billiton executive will join Denham’s London office to focus on mining investments.

The private equity firm may back a dairy business that has been linked to a milk scandal in China. The scandal resulted in the deaths of four infants, and the illness of more than 50,000 people after dairy products were found to be contaminated.

The European mid-market private equity and renewable energy infrastructure investor has hired two members for its renewable energy team. The division led by Tom Murley now has a total of seven professionals sourcing deals.

The Washington DC-based private equity giant has invested in China’s education sector, in a week that has also seen the firm close its Warsaw office and Sydney-based Asian leveraged finance group.