Yolanda Bobeldijk
The firm – whose co-founder Bill Conway called the US the best investment destination at present – has secured $9.4bn in new commitments in 2012, 40% more than in 2011.
The firm’s latest SME-focused fund has done four deals so far and is currently 20% deployed.
The London-headquartered firm has appointed Paul Bijleveld as an affiliate partner as it aims to break into the Benelux market.
The firm, which is raising a $12bn fund, has agreed to sell Scotsman Industries for $575m – having already earned back its original $160m investment through dividends.
With this latest exit the firm’s seventh £175m fund has been fully realised, generating a 3.1x return multiple to investors.
The former owner of luxury brands like Gucci and Tiffany & Co. has purchased Georg Jensen in an all-equity deal.
The Benelux-headquartered firm has appointed Dominik Czajewski as an investment director in Warsaw as the firm moves to take advantage of 'a interesting, large and developing market'.
It takes much more time for fund managers and investors to successfully source and take advantage of private equity opportunities in Latin America than in developed markets, according to speakers at an industry summit.
Virgin’s Green Fund and state-backed Rusnano Capital have so far raised $200m for resource efficiency and renewables in Russia, Turkey and CEE.
The backing from two Chilean financial institutions enables the Madrid-based firm to strengthen its presence in Latin America with a new emerging market-focused vehicle.