Cerberus Capital Management will acquire the North American operations of paper products producer Stora Enso for $2.52 billion, in one of the few mega buyouts to be signed since the advent of the credit crunch.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The McCarthy Group, Alta Communications and investment company WaittCorp have added-on five Nebraska radio stations to their jointly held portfolio company, NRG Media.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Sentinel Capital Partners has made its third investment in the dental services sector with the acquisition of a majority stake in ReachOut Healthcare America.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Californian firm has closed its first institutional fund, which will make microcap investments in family owned business in the Western US.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
GreatPoint Energy is backed by venture firms like Kleiner Perkins and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, but the company brought in institutional investors for its third round of fundraising.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Recent disclosure of the US pension fund's $75 million allocation to a Carlyle-backed hedge fund has provided information as to the fund's structure and mandate.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The Founders Fund, a venture firm launched three years ago by the founders of Paypal, has raised $220 million for its first institutional fund.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Onex will pay C$960m for TSE-listed Husky Injection Molding Systems, offering shareholders a 38.6 percent premium over the company’s closing price on 27 September.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
US billionaire Tom Gores’ Platinum Equity is to buy two of PPG's automotive glass manufacturing units for $500 million.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Teachers' has named Erol Uzumeri, who currently manages international private equity investments at the Canadian pension, to succeed Jim Leech as head of its private equity arm.
1 min read · 04 January 2013