Private Equity

Western Europe

3i makes 2x on marine business

The listed private equity firm has sold its remaining stake in Dutch business Dockwise to a consortium of investors including Bain Capital’s credit arm, Sankaty.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

GIP lands Gatwick for £1.5bn

Rival bids from syndicates featuring Borealis and Citi have been trumped by GIP, which reportedly secured more than £1bn in debt financing.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Kathmandu plans A$375m IPO

Australian firms Goldman Sachs JBWere Private Equity and Quadrant Private Equity are the latest to seek an exit through the stock market.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Pacific Equity in A$415m green energy bid

Infratil-backed Energy Developments has rejected the private equity firm’s offer as too low, but said it will not impede a similar 'off-market' takeover bid.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Ripplewood affiliate buys Kleinwort Benson for £225m

The British banking business will be the over-arching brand for RHJ’s future financial services acquisitions.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

TPG adds Russian retailer to shopping cart

The US firm has partnered with a local group to buy an estimated $115m stake in Russian hypermarket chain Lenta, having two months ago bought into China's Wumart.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Schwarzman: 'The worst is behind the industry'

Blackstone chief executive Stephen Schwarzman has reportedly told investors it is planning up to 13 exits in the near future.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Sofinnova heads for a healthy year of exits

Two successful exits – one of which achieved a 6.6x multiple – and two more in the pipeline should help the French venture firm push its latest fundraising effort over the finish line.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Blackstone to construct €1bn European wind farm

The New York-based private equity firm has made its second significant investment in the renewable energy sector with an agreement to invest in a wind farm off the coast of Germany.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Advent agrees German all-equity deal

Advent hopes to capitalise on the highly fragmented German debt collection market with the purchase of GFKL Financial Services.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

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