UK investment trust Mithras has launched a fund-of-funds programme, which will be headed by Tandem Private Equity founder Gillian Brown.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
The CVC-led consortium preparing a £9 billion bid for Sainsbury’s, a UK supermarket chain, has been further strengthened after Texas Pacific Group decided to abandon a rival bid and join the group.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
PEO finds out why Andrew Beaton and David Smith have joined Capital Dynamics from Glenalta, the co-investment business they founded only last year.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Guardian Media Group has confirmed it is in talks with a number of private equity firms about a possible £1.3 billion buyout of its Trader Media Group division.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Rhino Rugby, the sports equipment maker backed by England’s World Cup-winning rugby captain Martin Johnson, has sold a 6.25 percent stake to Chrysalis VCT.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
New research on the venture capital market provides some grounds for optimism, as an increase in typical deal size takes investment levels to a four-year high despite fewer deals taking place.
3 min read · 03 January 2013
Apax Partners has continued its string of recent exit successes by selling CBR, a German fashion retailer it co-owned with Cinven, to Swedish buyout firm EQT.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
HgCapital’s consumer team has completed its deal in three months, buying UK fashion retailer Americana International for £190 million.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
3i will look to raise £1.3 billion by floating an infrastructure fund on the London Stock Exchange, which will acquire 3i’s current portfolio of assets in the sector.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Index Ventures has belied an uncertain fundraising environment for venture firms by raising a €350 million fund that was “many times oversubscribed”.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
