Private Equity
The Carlyle Group has sold Wall Street Institute, a chain of English language training centers, to education and information company Pearson.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The European company has taken control of Turkey’s Hedef for a reported £100m, in ‘the first of a number of acquisitions’, according to chairman Stefano Pessina.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Seattle-based firm, which buys minority stakes in boutique asset managers, has merged with Echelon Capital.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
In its first fresh deal since September 2009, Permira plans to pay up to €300m for travel company eDreams.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Deutsche Bank-sponsored fund has acquired an 80% stake in Autovia del Camino from Global Via, Caja Navarra and NEC.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK-based investment and advisory group paid around £50m to purchase 'Port Vell' from Spanish developer Global Via.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The mid-market firm has purchased a Spanish blood bank that preserves stem cells to potentially help treat illnesses in the future.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The National Bank of Kuwait subsidiary's acquisition of a 30% stake in Dunya Goz Group will help accelerate the company's growth.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
With valuations depressed, vendors in the UK’s lower mid-market are choosing to ‘stay plugged into the upside’ after initiating a sale, says Investec.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Canadian private equity investors are at ‘advanced’ stages of due diligence for what would be the largest UK LBO this year.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
