Longer hold times put private equity strategies to the test

Longer hold times put private equity strategies to the test

The distance between top-performing private equity funds and the also-rans is likely to grow as firms avoid exiting investments in an unsettled market and hold onto portfolio companies longer. These longer hold periods will test private equity firms’...
Elemental Holding completes $290m equity investment

Elemental Holding completes $290m equity investment

Elemental Holding SA, a global urban mining and recycling company that originated in Poland and now has headquarters in Luxemburg, says it has completed a $290 million equity private placement from a group of international financial institutions led by the...
JC Flowers Aims to Build on $1.4bn India Bad Loans Buy

JC Flowers Aims to Build on $1.4bn India Bad Loans Buy

JC Flowers & Co. will continue to hunt for deals in India after the private equity firm recently pulled off its biggest deal in the country by buying a portfolio of bad loans. “India seems like it’s in a nice spot,” Chris Flowers, Chief Executive Officer of the...