Private Equity
The US infrastructure firm plans to invest €300m over the next three years in agri.capital, a German biogas company whose previous backers included Frog Capital.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
TPG and Oaktree are partnering with former Intrawest founder Joe Houssain to buy the US and Canadian operations of Taylor Wimpey in a $955m deal.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
New York-based Cerberus Capital Management says it sees opportunity in the region as it strikes its third significant Euro deal in the past five months.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The European private equity heavyweight is expected to come to market this year with its next fund, reportedly targeting as much as €9bn.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Sun Capital Partners has sold Bruegger’s Enterprises, which it acquired in May 2003. Under Sun’s ownership, the company increased sales by 76% and more than doubled EBITDA.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Lion Capital, which has reportedly raised more than half of the €2bn target for Fund III, is selling wagamama for £215m. Duke Street will be the Japanese chain's third private equity owners.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
BC Partners is understood to have paid up to £700m for the mobile phone retailer, in what will probably be the penultimate investment from its 2005 fund.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The private equity and real estate firm has bought a portfolio of residential mortgages backed by assets in the Netherlands.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The global mid-market firm has acquired Provimi Pet Food, Europe’s third largest private label pet food company.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm has sold Advanced Childcare for £28m (€32m; $45m), and has backed the management buyout of UK neurological rehabilitation centre Glenside Manor Healthcare.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
