Private Equity

Latin America

€3bn bidding war erupts for Endemol

Apax Partners and TH Lee are reportedly going head to head with both Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and PAI as well as broadcasters Televisa and CBS in a hotly contested auction for Telefonica’s Endemol.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Teachers’ London office makes first European investment

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has made its first investment in Europe since it opened its office last week, buying a large stake in Birmingham International Airport.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

TPG buys Indonesian bank for $200m

TPG has reportedly acquired Indonesian Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional as the US buyout firm increases its investments in the country.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Teachers buys Chilean water companies

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has continued its recent flurry of deal-making, buying two Chilean water supply and sanitation companies from Southern Cross Group.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Aureos backs Panama aluminium business(2)

Aureos has invested $5m in a Panama aluminium company, as the expansion of the Panama Canal continues to drive growth in the country’s construction sector.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Actis in largest-ever Caribbean buyout(2)

Through its portfolio company Regal Forest, the firm has committed $370m to the leveraged buyout of Courts Plc’s Caribbean shares.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Baird acquires two play set makers(2)

The firm will combine the two companies—Backyard Adventures and Leisure Time Products—into one: Backyard Leisure.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Double exit action for Mid Europa(2)

Mid Europa Partners has made two exits with a total value of €620m, including the exit of an Estonian railway that was bolstered by rebuilt US locomotives.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

ACON buys pizza restaurant chain

The Washington, DC-based firm joins a wave of several other firms investing in the restaurant industry with the purchase of Peter Piper, a pizza chain popular with Hispanics consumers.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

AIG leads $433m Brazilian deal(2)

The company’s private equity division has led a consortium in buying Compania Providencia Industria e Comercio for $432.6m, making it one of the largest Brazilian deals of late.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

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