The Nordic buyout firm’s Skr2 billion recapitalisation of Dacke, two years after the buyout firm acquired the company, is an exception in liquidity-starved credit markets.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The global hedge fund has recruited two bankers from Lloyds TSB after employing the UK bank’s former head of structured finance last year to set up its direct capital team.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Palamon Capital Partners has carried out its ninth investment for its latest fund as it looks to benefit from the growth of online clothes shopping.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The Bahrain investment firm has joined the throng of MENA buyout firms continuing doing deals in the West despite the credit crunch.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Aureos Capital has become the first recipient of capital from a $1.5 billion fund backed by the Kazakhstan government as it attempts to stimulate private equity activity in the region.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
John Bernstein, who previously led Advent International’s London branch of its European technology and telecoms team, is the latest hire by global investment firm General Atlantic.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The UK government has signalled it will not change plans to introduce a flat rate of capital gains tax despite widespread criticism of the reforms. Tomorrow, the Treasury Select Committee re-opens its investigation of private equity.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
After a year of groundwork the Nordic buyout firm has bought two IT security companies and reformed them into a combined group with a third company. Litorina Kapital has also brought in the two companies’ former chief executive when they were owned by Bewator, Bo Kastensson.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The SEIU union has again stormed a conference appearance of The Carlyle Group’s co-founder. David Rubenstein calmly stood up to the protesters regarding Carlyle’s Manor Care buyout - and received a standing ovation from delegates.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Candover has salvaged its troubled bid for Dutch conglomerate Stork by teaming up with the Icelandic consortium that jeopardised its initial bid.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
