Private Equity
Private equity firm RJD Partners has made a 2.7x return on its investment Translinc, a fleet management company based in the UK.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Sagard Private Equity Partners is set to acquire dough-maker EuroDough from parent Sara Lee for €115m. If successful, it will be the firm’s first new investment since June last year.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Private equity compliance officers have a tough task getting portfolio companies up to speed with US and UK anti-corruption legislation, according to a new survey from Kroll.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
Clayton Dubilier & Rice has reportedly bid for Greencore, food supplier to supermarkets such as Tesco. It comes six months after it hired ex-Tesco head Terry Leahy (pictured) as an advisor.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Private equity firms need to address ESG issues to create maximum value within their portfolios and meet LP expectations, a study by Doughty Hanson, the WWF and PwC has found.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
EQT and Goldman’s sale of Danish services group ISS has collapsed after shareholders in G4S, the acquirer, vetoed the £5.2bn deal.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
A German tax case has raised questions around the tax treatment of foreign funds.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
UK-based Matrix and alternative asset manager Foresight Group have generated a 32x return on their investment in software company App-DNA, which was spun-out from one of its other portfolio companies.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The New Jersey Division of Investment has committed $300m to TPG Capital, a longstanding relationship for the pension, and $200m to three other managers.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Citadel Capital has sealed a successful rights issue, leaving the business well-positioned to capitalise on opportunities in the MENA region, according to co-founder Hisham El-Khazindar (pictured).
2 min read · 06 January 2013
