Private Equity
Education-focused Apollo Global – a joint venture between two buyout giants – is preparing a £304m bid for BPP, a London-listed provider of professional education to the legal, accounting and finance industries.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The listed British private equity investor has confirmed that it is considering a rights issue, following media reports that the firm is looking at raising up to £700m.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK-based buyout house has emerged as the third bidder for ILFC. It is competing with two consortia of private equity bidders for the multi-billion dollar business.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The value of UK deals inked by private equity and venture firms last year fell below £20bn for the first time since 2005, according to preliminary data from the BVCA. The industry group says, however, that discounting the frothy 2006-2007 period, last year's numbers compare favourably with data for the decade as a whole.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The mega-firm, which has already slashed the size of its $19.8bn buyout fund and its $6bn financial-services fund, will give investors in TPG Asia V the option to cut commitments by up to 10%.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The private equity firms are reportedly in talks with Daito Trust Construction to buy the apartment builder. Daito said it was considering its “capital” position but refused to speculate on the issue.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
China's real estate sector has expanded in terms of investment deals, with $25bn of property transactions in the first half of the year. However it has been mainly driven by domestic investors. Deals by foreign firms declined by more than two-thirds over the past year.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK mid-market investor has sold Transmission & Distribution Group 15 months after backing the company's management buyout. The deal represents an IRR in excess of 40%.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
3i and Oman Investment Fund are among investors that have reportedly invested INR2.6bn in Neo Sports Broadcast, which holds TV rights to all domestic and international cricket played in India till March 2010.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The European private equity firm has bought the British bank's exchange traded fund business after two weeks of exclusive talks. Barclays provided over 70% in debt for the deal and is entitled to a 20% stake of the equity upon exit.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
