The two investor groups' decision to back an unusual deal set up by a Scotland-based industrial group in 2008 has already paid dividends.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The French firm has made another successful exit, selling satellite group Vizada to EADS for a fourfold return after rolling up two of its previous acquisitions in the sector.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The third hearing of the UK Treasury Select Committee saw four more buyout chiefs attempt to justify the industry’s tax and legal treatment to a group of MPs. In a noticeably less hostile environment, the four men presented a largely united front.
4 min read · 04 January 2013
The Italian special situations investor has closed its first institutional buyout fund with third-party capital, €20 million above its original target.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
A real estate investment fund owned by KKR suffered a 31 percent fall in its share price yesterday, after the vehicle was forced to sell $5 billion of residential mortgage loans at a loss.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Swedish government’s buffer funds, which underpin the country’s pension system, want to plough more money into private equity after the asset class helped them generate strong returns in the first six months of 2007.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Nordic buyout firm Industri Kapital has made its latest investment in the German industrial sector, buying process engineering business Schenck from UK-based HgCapital.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Two of the senior managers at EMI, the UK record company recently acquired by buyout firm Terra Firma, have stepped down ahead of its planned de-listing in September. They will be replaced by two representatives from the buyout firm.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The Carlyle Group has completed a significant investment in China, while recruiting two top Asian executives to strengthen its operations in the region.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
UK private equity targets Alliance Boots and Sainsbury’s were in defiant mood as they reported their latest trading results, as they try to ignore the growing speculation about possible bids.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
