private equity
98% of UK PE firms agree that traditional due diligence is inadequate for emerging market investments
The overwhelming majority of respondents to a new study on private equity in emerging markets report that traditional due diligence methods fall short in...
AIC : outlook for private equity investment company sector
The Private Equity investment company sector was hit hard by the credit crunch, with the average discount widening out to 51% at the end...
HSBC : to sell insurance unit for USD 1 billion
The UK newspaper The Times has reported in Tuesday’s edition without citing sources, that HSBC has put its general insurance business up for sale...
Delta Lloyd’s initial public offering fully covered
Investors have already placed enough orders to back Delta Lloyd's 1.2 billion euro (1.1 billion pound) initial public offering (IPO) with about a week...
Lloyds could have to pay £1 billion to avoid debts insurance
Lloyds Banking Group could have to pay more than £1 billion to avoid taxpayer-backed insurance for its toxic debts, it has been reported.
The bank...
Insurance mergers and acquisitions activity to increase in 2010
The insurance industry will see a pick up in mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity in 2010, according to Tony Ursano, Chief Executive Officer of...
Ironshore announces completion of $300 million equity capital raise
Ironshore Inc. announced today that it has completed the previously announced equity capital raise of $300 million to support the continued expansion of Ironshore’s...
AIG close to unit sale for $300 mln-$400 mln-source
American International Group Inc, AIG is close to selling its asset management business to a consortium that includes private equity firm Crestview Partners for...
