UK mid-market firm Inflexion Private Equity has made its first retail investment, buying a minority stake in casual clothing retailer Jack Wills.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
European buyout firm Permira has sold Takko, a German fashion discount chain, to Advent International for €770 million. The deal comes as Permira looks to sell another retail asset – UK high street chain New Look.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The UK trade body has begun the search for a new chief executive in the wake of Peter Linthwaite’s resignation last month.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The Carlyle Group is preparing a $22 billion takeover bid for UK cable TV and mobile phone business Virgin Media, as it looks to replicate the success of its previous European investments in the sector.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The UK trade body has begun the search for a new chief executive in the wake of Peter Linthwaite’s resignation last month.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
VCT manager Close Ventures has invested £1.5 million in UK software company Process Systems Enterprise.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
A report by Apax Partners has found the UK to be the most favourable environment in Europe for private equity investment. However, the buyout firm warned that any changes to the tax regime could knock the UK off the top spot and redirect investment into other territories.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
US mid-market firm Littlejohn & Co has reportedly had a $500 million takeover bid rejected for Canadian industrial packaging business Intertape Polymer Group.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
UK mid-market firm Inflexion Private Equity has made its first retail investment, buying a minority stake in casual clothing retailer Jack Wills.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
UK mid-market firm Inflexion Private Equity has made its first retail investment, buying a minority stake in casual clothing retailer Jack Wills.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
