Private Equity
London-listed investor 3i has generated £22m in proceeds on its 1994 investment in engineering company Tensar through a sale to Arcapita-owned US business Tensar Corporation.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
The Atlanta-based firm formerly known as Crescent Capital has sold B.R. Lee Industries for $129.5 million, after purchasing the company in 2000 for around $65 million.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Red Diamond Capital, the New York-based affiliate of Mitsubishi, has backed the management-led buyout of UK-based Avon Rubber’s automotive division with £63m.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Global private equity house Carlyle and Dutch buyout firm Oranje-Nassau Groep have stumped up €160m to acquire Dutch specialty chemicals business Stahl from Investcorp in a €520m transaction.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
The London-headquartered private equity firm said it has returned a total of £50.1m to investors following the sale of UK travel operator Travelsphere to Electra Partners Europe.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Investcorp has made its second acquisition of a French auto parts distributor in the last month with the purchase of Orefi from PPM Capital for an undisclosed sum.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
The San Francisco-based firm will invest in a Turkish alcoholic beverage maker in the first of what it says will be many investments.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
New York-based KPS Special Situations has agreed to sell Ashcroft Holdings, unloading the company to Tokyo’s Nagano Keiki in a deal that will yield a 2x equity return.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
India’s Ranbaxy Laboratories, unsuccessful in its bid for 3i’s German pharma business betapharm in February, has paid $324m for Advent International-backed Terapia.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
The French arm of ABN AMRO Capital and Paris-based Astorg Partners have supported the €210m management buyout of roofing and packaging business OFIC Group.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
