Private Equity
The French private equity firm has acquired a 20 percent stake in Banca Leonardo.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Under Jean-Bernard Lafonta, Wendel Investissement has become an important player on the European buyout scene.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
The Swiss mid-market firm has acquired an 85 percent stake in the 146 year old Benninger Textile Systems.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Apax and Permira are among a consortium which is listing a further 80 million shares at 348p each.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The buyout firm has made a 178p per share bid for Inventive Leisure, the AIM-listed owner of the UK vodka bar chain.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The former Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein executive will take on a management role at the firm chaired by entrepreneur Hugh Osmond.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Permira may not target North American companies - but as the hiring of Tom Lister shows, that doesn’t mean it has no business in the US market.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
A Barclays Private Equity-led consortium and other shareholders have received proceeds of £100 million from the flotation of the UK IT staffing company.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The Italian midmarket firm has raised €50 million towards its €150 million target, and will invest in buyouts in northern Italy.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Homegrown firms operating in the European LBO market account for the bulk of fees paid to investment banks so far this year, according to figures from Thomson Financial and Freeman & Co.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
