Capvis Equity Partners, a Swiss buyout firm, is looking to capitalise on a strong year of deal-making by raising a new €500 million fund.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
CBI director-general Richard Lambert has spoken out in support of the private equity industry.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Private equity interest in the computer chip manufacturing sector shows no sign of waning, with reports that Infineon, a listed German company, is the target of several leading buyout groups.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
The example of the AA, where buyout firm Permira has actually improved the level of disclosure since taking the company private, suggests that the latest transparency initiative may not solve the industry’s woes.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
A study of the corporation tax bills of the ten biggest private equity backed firms in the UK has revealed that, between them, they actually depleted the Treasury’s coffers last year.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Paul Myners, one of the most respected names in the City of London, has defended his criticisms of private equity to PEO, after he had previously highlighted the risks to pension funds.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Texas Pacific Group is one of five groups selected by the Italian government to bid for struggling airline Alitalia. It now has until April to put together an offer.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Orlando Italy, an offshoot of the German turnaround specialist set to close a debut €200 million fund, has bought troubled Italian sports label Sergio Tacchini.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
As expected, Apollo Management has submitted a £1 billion proposal to buy UK estate agency Countrywide, although some shareholders are likely to be disappointed with the 590p-per-share on offer.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
In the week it emerged that UK retailer Sainsbury’s is the latest high-profile public company being targeted by private equity, new research shows that a record number of take-private deals were the biggest single source of the industry’s growth in the last 12 months.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
