Private Equity
The publishing group Ripplewood acquired for $2.4bn in 2007 has reached a preliminary agreement for its senior lenders to take over in a prepackaged bankruptcy.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK firm has purchased Hampson Aerospace Machining for £24m, roughly half of which was comprised of senior and mezzanine debt from Lloyds.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Manchester-based firm has acquired Air Energi, which provides recruitment for the global oil and gas industry.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The card services business, which was acquired by Palamon in a 2006 take-private, has sold its UK and Irish fuel payment divisions to another private equity-backed company.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The media-focused private equity firm is now a shareholder in Rasmussen Reports, a company known for its public opinion surveys.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Belgian firm has bought three ‘early secondary’ interests in CapMan funds, made one primary commitment and is eying a 10% stake in the management company.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The listed fund of funds surpassed its target, selling shares at or above its current stock price.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Less than two weeks after buying a Maltese bank, the FIG-focused firm has inked a deal for the invoice financing division of debt-laden subprime lender Cattles.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The firms have sold Nowaco and Farutex in a deal valuing the companies at €250M.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK-based firm may bid for the company's Malaysian assets, estimated to be worth more than $200m. Others reportedly interested include Bain and CVC.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
