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Mexico awards one of world’s largest wastewater plants

Mexican firms IDEAL and ICA together with Spain’s Acciona Agua and a subsidiary of Japanese investor Mitsui & Co. have won a $726m contract to build and operate one of the world’s largest wastewater treatment plants. The plant will be located close to Mexico City.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Indigo to partially exit Tiger Airways during IPO

The Singapore affiliate of US-based Indigo Partners stands to net up to S$16m from the $273m IPO of the Asian budget airline.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Colony acquires German NPL portfolio

The Los Angeles-based firm has acquired a portfolio of loans from cooperative bank Bankaktiengesellschaft. The loans have a face value of $90m, no financial details were disclosed.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Colony and Orion JV to buy €1.5bn Spanish debt for €950m

California-based Colony Capital and London-based Orion Capital Managers are to buy up to €1.5bn of debt from Goldman Sachs loaned to struggling Spanish property company Colonial for €950m. The partners "stand to profit handsomely" from the deal, The Wall Street Journal said.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Colony in talks with Europe's Orco

Los Angeles-based firm Colony Capital is hoping to acquire a stake in struggling Central European property firm Orco, after the company started bankruptcy protection proceedings.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Lloyds bank sells prime centre for £297m

Private equity interest in the Silverburn mall comes to nothing as nationalised Lloyds Banking Group sells a shopping centre to European real estate investor Hammerson and Canadian pension, CPPIB.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

BC loses control of Foxtons

After more than a year of dicussions, high-profile London estate agents Foxtons has undergone a capital restructuring that sees its lenders own the majority of the equity.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

BC completes second US investment, agrees Foxtons recap

Following its $350m PIPE in Office Depot, BC Partners has acquired a Texas-based education provider.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

London deal ends busy year for CD&R

The nearly £400m buyout of used-car dealership BCA means Clayton Dubilier has invested the first $1bn of its new $5bn fund.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Natixis considers platform merger

Following reports that secondaries firms are running the rule over Natixis Private Equity’s sprawling assets, the group is considering merging two of its direct investment firms.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

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