Private Equity
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
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 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
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 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
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
The firm will combine the two companies—Backyard Adventures and Leisure Time Products—into one: Backyard Leisure.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
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
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
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