The London- and Manchester-based private equity firm has added to its London operations with the hire of Tom Wrenn, formerly of Close Brothers Corporate Finance.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
Paris-based investor Sigefi Private Equity has raised €124m for a new fund focused predominantly on the French SME market.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
Spanish-based private equity firm GED Capital Development will receive up to €20m from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for its second vehicle.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
Vittorio Pignatti Morano, Lehman’s former co-head of European M&A, has been appointed to head up the global investment bank’s European private equity activities.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Mike Anderson of Intermediate Capital Group looks at hidden dangers lurking in the capital structure of leveraged buyouts.
4 min read · 31 December 2012
The Northern European private equity firm and founder Investor AB have had a Skr38bn offer for Gambro accepted by the listed Swedish medical technology company’s board.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Investcorp has made its second acquisition of a French auto parts distributor in the last month with the purchase of Orefi from PPM Capital for an undisclosed sum.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
VNU shareholder Knight Vinke Asset Management has reiterated its opposition to an offer from private equity consortium Valcon and has encouraged other shareholders to reject the bid in an AGM later this month.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
French mezzanine investor Euromezzanine Conseil has held a final closing of its fifth vehicle on €660m.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Motorola has acquired UK wireless Ethernet solutions provider Orthogon Systems.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
