Private Equity
Paris-headquartered AXA Private Equity has formed a partnership with Italian industrial firm Tozzi Group to invest in Italian wind farms, hydroelectric and solar projects. AXA hopes to capitalise on the renewable energy sector which infrastructure head Mathias Burghardt says has a 'bright future'.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Secondaries specialist Coller Capital was the largest investor in the listed fund of funds’ recent rights issue, having picked up 50 million shares. The investment was made from Coller's fifth fund, which is around 55% deployed; the firm is expected to raise up to $6bn for Fund VI later this year.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK-based firm has added on two companies to healthcare platform Enara Group, which last week acquired Surrey-based Beech Care and Nursing Agency.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Chicago-based private equity firm originally invested $150m in Ovation Pharmaceuticals seven years ago.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The European private equity firm secured €26.5m of senior debt for Redext from the lenders that originally backed the company in 2005, including Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Banesto and CAM.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Residential developers are starting to raise prices on distressed housing stock sales in a ‘clear early sign’ that the housing market is reaching the bottom, says property investment company, Assetz. House prices at auctions also appear to have started to plateau since the New Year, according to the same firm.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Investcorp has become the latest firm to take cost-cutting measures as it plans to lose 90 staff, representing 20 percent of its workforce.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Oman Investment Fund acquires half of the hotel chain from the Dublin-based private equity real estate firm, just one year after Quinlan purchased Jurys Inns for €1.17bn. The deal will allow Quinlan to take advantage of falling real estate values in the UK.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The private equity firm has sold its 48% stake in the Swedish manufacturing company to private equity firm Ratos.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The buyout firm will pay €373m for half of De Post - La Poste, Belgium's postal service operator, as part of its exit from Danish group Post Danmark.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
