CVC has acquired Dutch technology group Raet in a secondary buyout thought to be worth up to €400m.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Fundraising by firms targeting emerging markets is accelerating, says trade body EMPEA, which predicts the total will reach $40bn by year end, almost double the $23.5bn raised in the whole of 2010.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Resource Partners has bought Good Food from Polish private equity group Avallon, netting the Lódz-based firm a 4x multiple. The new owner has vowed to help the company expand across Europe.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
Darwin Private Equity has acquired cloud-based computing company Attenda from M/C Partners, a private equity firm which specialises in communications, media and IT.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
UK newspaper group Daily Mail and General Trust has sold its US-based trade show management business to media specialist Providence Equity Partners.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
IK Investment Partners has booked a substantial return after selling Magotteaux, which refines mined materials into small pieces, for €550m after four years of reshaping the business.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The sale of personal care retailer Polbita by Strategic Value Partners, five years after the firm acquired its parent company, demonstrates that successful turnarounds are possible with a little patience.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
