Private Equity
Despite a surge in overall M&A in the fourth quarter, a recent study found European private equity posted negative growth in activity for the whole of last year.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The oil and gas sector exit to Investcorp comes shortly after the close of Equistone's first independent fund.
4 min read · 21 September 2013
The private investment firm, which announced this week it would partner with Warren Buffett to buy Heinz for $28bn, recently hired former Goldman managing director Daniel Dreyfus as a partner.
1 min read · 21 September 2013
The buyout would be little known 3G’s most recent acquisition of a well-known consumer brand, after its $4bn deal for Burger King in 2010.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
With 45% of its revenues coming from Latin America, Probos fits well with the strategy that N+1 has been actively pursuing since its merger with Spanish rival Mercapital.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
Over a five-year period, Equistone doubled revenue at tax services business Global Blue thanks to a series of improvements to the company’s products and services. Graham Winfrey reports
5 min read · 21 September 2013
Less than a year after reaching final close on $160m, WAMEX has invested about 65% of Multinational Industrial Fund II’s committed capital.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The UK-listed group has sold its minority stake in the insurance business to General Atlantic, chalking up its fifth realisation since the beginning of the year.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The investment is likely to be the last by the firm’s Expansion Capital Fund II, a 2007 vintage now close to 80% invested.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The exit from the UK restaurant chain is 3i’s third of 2013, as the London-listed group aims to improve its disposal activity compared with last year.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
