As investment banks spin out their LBO units, what does the future hold for their captive private equity real estate arms?
Do it yourself 2005-09-01 Staff Writer One of my favorite bits of jargon in the financial world is “disintermediation”. Not only does it make its deliverer sound smart, it also tends to be used when someone is claiming to enjoy an advantage that runs exactly counter to the prevailing trends.<br /> <
The sole fiduciary of the giant New York Common Retirement Fund is backing a new state law that would allow the $120m pension greater leeway in making alternative investments through a prudent investor model.
Synergy with Entrepreneurs, a new venture led by Gianfilippo Cuneo and Benedetto de Benedetti, has held a first close of an equity fund dedicated to backing Italian entrepreneurs.
The New York-based buyout firm is poised to complete its second major European theme park deal in rapid succession.
Hermes has made 2x cash on the £102.5m sale of Merlin as the US buyout giant takes a first step towards building a consolidated European theme park business.
Yates Group, the UK wine bar chain, is being acquired by property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz just nine months after being backed by private equity firm GI Partners.
The US private equity firm has acquired the Danish-headquartered theme park operator, its second major European theme park deal in the last two months.
Kings, queens and Mick Jagger 2005-07-01 Staff Writer From the day it was established almost two hundred years ago, Claridge's Hotel in London's Mayfair district has been a favorite rest stop for the rich, the famous and the merely royal. The hotel's luxury accommodations and storied history have also attrac
Pleasure principals 2005-07-01 Staff Writer MHS Capital Partners is bullish on love, specifically the kind that can be measured in hourly increments. For the last year, the real estate investment firm has been acquiring Japanese “love hotels”, many of which, following a construction boom in the 1980s and ear