News: Funds 2002-08-01 Staff Writer <b>GSC closes Europe's largest mezzanine fund</b><br />GSC Partners, the independent private capital investor, has held a final closing for GSC European Mezzanine Fund LP. At €1.065bn, it is the largest dedicated mezzanine fund raised in Europe to date.&l
The Italian bank’s Mediocredito Centrale merchant banking unit is to set up two new private equity funds for retail and institutional investors.
While many practitioners view the non-disclosure agreement as a formality, there are in fact a variety of issues which should be considered before signing or sending out an NDA.
PM & Partners, Athena and Prudentia have backed the E20m management buyout of Venice-based IT services firm AIVE.
In the current economic climate, one of the hottest subjects in private equity has to do with the way the private equity funds deal, if at all, with limited partners who refuse to honour their commitments and reject capital calls. Joe Bartlett drafts a solution.
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer has delivered his budget for the coming year, including the anticipated reduction of capital gains tax on business assets to 10 per cent.
The £180m facility includes a 'substantial' dividend to the buyout firm's LPs.
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One of the hottest subjects in private equity has to do with the way private equity funds deal, if at all, with limited partners who refuse to honour their commitments and reject capital calls. Joe Bartlett drafts a solution.
News: Deals 2002-06-01 Staff Writer <b>Cinven acquires NCP</b><br />UK private equity firm Cinven has won the race to acquire NCP, the UK national car park business that was put up for auction by its parent company Cendant. Cinven will pay Cendant £820m for NCP - in line with analyst predic