Private Equity
The UK buyout firm has paid a reported A$425m for Australian billionaire James Packer’s network of 17 beef ranches.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK private equity firm has made its debut Spanish and solar investments with the acquisition of stakes in three photovoltaic plants in a secondaries transaction.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The listed private equity firm is one of five companies to be removed from the UK Financial Times Share Index 100 due to insufficient market caps.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Damon Buffini’s reported departure coincides with the listed fund of funds' ongoing strategic review, which, when it is finalised at the end of April, will reportedly result in a greater focus on its fund management business.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The sale of its remaining interest in the Te Rere Hau wind farm in New Zealand is part of the firm's plan to restructure by selling off non-core assets to pay down a debt load of A$3.25bn. Last month Babcock agreed to sell its interest in Portuguese wind assets in a €1.15bn deal.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The mega-firm, which took Realogy private in a 2007 deal valued at $8.5bn, has agreed to financially support its real estate brokerage platform to help it meet its debt obligations and avoid default for at least the next 12 months.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The London-listed private equity giant is trying to sell some of its European venture capital portfolio in an attempt to reduce its debt load.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
A $20m investment in South African company Buildworks will benefit from the ongoing development of Africa’s electrical power infrastructure. The company could expand into the Middle East, according to Kingdom Zephyr partner Panos Voutyritsas.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK supermarket chain Somefield has been sold to fellow supermarket operator Co-Operative Group just three years after it was acquired by an Apax- and Barclays-led consortium for £1.8 billion. The deal was announced in July but has taken 6 months to complete.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Eastern European-focused private equity firm, formerly Deutsche Beteiligung-backed DBG Eastern Europe, has backed luxury pet product retailer Kakadu. The investment was made from its third fund, which is targeting a final close of €125m.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
