Jenny Bollen

PAI Partners to buy roofing business in €2.4bn deal

PAI Partners will buy the roofing business of cement group Lafarge, after beating off competition from 10 other investors.

Polestar restructuring could result in £650m of losses

Investcorp will lose 100 percent of its stake in printing business Polestar in a restructuring, after struggling in the sector.

Ratos in seventh deal this month

Ratos will buy two family-owned chair manufacturers, for an undisclosed amount, in its seventh transaction this month.

Rising volume of high-risk debt sparks concern for private equity

Close Brothers has warned of the dramatic rise in the issuance of high-yield bonds, which the UK financial advisory company believes will lead to a rise in complex corporate restructurings and distressed situations.

EMI in bid talks

EMI is in early stage talks with private equity houses, underlining private equity’s interest in the media and entertainment sectors.

Fidelity raises headcount with London appointment

The London office of venture capital firm Fidelity Ventures has expanded its team with former Hewlett-Packard vice president Karen Slatford.

Langholm increases company’s value by £400m in two years

Langholm Capital has completed its initial public offering of Just Retirement, increasing the value of the company by almost £400 million in two years.

Buyouts increase tenfold in five years

Aggressive private equity houses have bolstered the volume of mergers and acquisitions in 2006 to a record high.

Rubenstein predicts $100bn buyout in two years

Carlyle co-founder David Rubenstein has predicted a $100 billion ($75.3 billion) buyout in two years and has dismissed the idea of a private equity bubble.

CapMan buys engineering company

Nordic private equity investor CapMan has made its third investment from its €440 million buyout fund in a mechanical sub-assemblies supplier.