The chairman of UK private equity investor SVG Capital says changes to the tax deductibility on interest payments on leveraged loans would be damaging to private equity funds and their investors.
Angelo Gordon has bolstered its private equity group before raising its fourth private equity fund, which is targeting $700 million, and a “reserve fund” aiming for $200 million.
Noble Fund Managers has held the first close of its venture debt fund.
Central and eastern European buyout firm Mid Europa Partners has carried out a rapid refinancing on Polish telecommunications company Aster, persuading banks to leverage the company seven-times and provide the largest ever senior credit facility in the region.
The credit crunch has made investors more demanding of the debt they buy, according to rating agency Standard & Poor’s.
Three vehicles run by Swiss alternative asset manager partners Group achieved slight increases in net asset value during August despite problems in the debt markets, attributing the performance to the maturity of its assets.
Carlyle’s sale of cable TV provider Insight Communications has reportedly been halted in the hopes that it will fetch a higher price once debt markets are less volatile.
The UK's second largest pension fund the Universities Superannuation Scheme is demonstrating its appetite for alternatives with the appointment of two private equity specialists to lead its co-investment programme alongside its fund investments.
KKR’s negotiations with underwriters of the First Data deal -- the second such mega deal for which banks have had difficulty syndicating the debt -- will be a harbinger of things to come, says Dechert attorney Scott Zimmerman.
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