Private Equity
The UK private equity firm has sold popular UK facial skincare brand Simple for £240m. It previously sold a non-core division to Electra for £80m.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The FIG-focused firm is rounding off 2009 with its fourth acquisition of the year.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The buyout firm has underwritten its portion of the deal entirely with equity, and will look to put a debt package in place before it completes in 2010.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Kuwait Finance House and the former DFJ affiliate will set up ePlanet LMH Capital, a Sharia-compliant firm, to invest in private equity and other alternative assets.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The level of distress in the global real estate market has risen by more than half since the end of 2008. In the first quarter of 2009, defaults on commercial mortgages and failed property companies were more than $55bn.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Shengli Oil & Gas is the latest in a series of private equity-backed companies planning to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Factors including taxation levels, depth of capital markets and corporate governance make the US, UK and Canada most attractive for investment, according to a recent study.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Private equity and real estate investor Patron Capital Partners has delisted Powerleague, a UK-based five-a-side football operator, from London’s AiM.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The private equity firm is nearing a deal to reduce the debt burden on fashion house Valentino by €730m, while talks continue with lenders to gaming group Gala Coral.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The private equity firm needs to win over 3% of shareholders to proceed with its revised take-private bid, which has been rejected by the energy company’s board.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
