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Bain Capital agrees SigmaKalon paint purchase from TotalFinaElf
Global private equity firm Bain Capital has agreed to buy a specialty paints business SigmaKalon from French oil group TotalFinaElf. Neither party has confirmed a sale price but it is understood to be in the region of around E1bn
Burger King buy-out threatened by debt financing difficulties
The consortium of US private equity firms that won the bid for Diageo's sale of Burger King for $2.26bn has reportedly run into trouble locating debt financing for the deal.
UK’s Standard Life Investments announces first close of new fund of funds at E639m
Standard Life Investments, one of the UK's largest investment houses, has announced a first close of its latest fund of funds vehicle, European Strategic Partners II.
Clint Harris, Managing Partner, Grove Street Advisors
Harris on the problem with traditional gatekeepers, on adding value to investors and private equity firms, on why today's leaders may not be the stars of tomorrow and on how the market has changed over recent years. (Full profile available in AltAssets Institutional Investor Profiles, Volume III.)
North America: August 2002
Dismal US fundraising figures, CIBC takes over Accenture venture portfolio, Calpers reports losses on private equity investments, Apax merges US and European operations…
Continental Europe: August 2002
France's PAI Europe Fund II closes at E1.8bn, CapMan profits fall by more than 90 per cent in the first half of 2002, European technology venture capital funding declines …
North America: August 2002
Dismal US fundraising figures, CIBC takes over Accenture venture portfolio, Calpers reports losses on private equity investments, Apax merges US and European operations…
Private equity disciplines for the corporation
Private equity returns have been stellar over the course of the last decade and, although affected by the bursting of the technology bubble, continue to offer massive rewards for the discerning investor. Paul Rogers, Tom Holland and Dan Haas of Bain & Co discuss the factors behind this success and the ways in which private equity firms add value.
People: June 2002
Michael G Raab joins New Enterprise Associates, Dresdner Kleinwort Capital recruits Nicholas Kabcenell, former US secretary of state, Henry Kissinger joins Hicks Muse Tate & Furst…
North America: May 2002
Exit values plummet in Q1, Charles River Ventures slashes fund size, Indiana takes private equity plunge, Illinois cuts back private equity allocation…
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