3i and Star Capital Partners have sold Swiss aircraft maintenance company SR Technics to a consortium of investors from the United Arab Emirates for €1 bn.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Three groups led by Terra Firma Capital Partners, UBS and Macquarie are understood to have made formal offers in the auction for Thames Water, a UK water company owned by German utility RWE.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Bridgepoint, a European mid-market private equity firm, has bolstered its European advisory committee with the appointment of Sir James Crosby, former chief executive officer of HBOS.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
A conversation with Martin Calderbank of Stirling Square Capital Partners, who says the London firm is all about crossing borders. By Robert Venes.
3 min read · 03 January 2013
Allianz Capital Partners has sold UK care homes provider Four Seasons Healthcare to an investment fund of the Qatar Investment Authority, despite interest from 3i and Terra Firma Capital Partners.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Lovells is rebuilding its London private equity practice with the hire of two partners following the departure of private equity head Marco Compagnoni earlier this year.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Dunedin Capital Partners has backed a £30m secondary management buyout of Capula, an IT systems integrator acquired by Bridgepoint in September 2000.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
The global investment behemoth is following the example of some of its US-based buyout firms and exploring a listing, sources say. By David Snow.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Nine funds have raised $1.5 billion in the MENA region in the first half of 2006, compared to $5.8 billion in total for the period between 1994 and 2005.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
SMG, a Scottish media group with radio and television assets, is reportedly interested in pursuing private equity bids despite a merger proposal from smaller rival UTV.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
