Private Equity
Mid market firm LDC is buying a minority stake in GVA Grimley despite fears of a slowdown in UK commercial property.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The three private equity firms behind the UK gaming group are backing management with cash to see the business through its current travails. It is the first large buyout to restructure since the troubles in the credit market began.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The European buyout firm is becoming a junior partner in the merger of the Swedish and Danish postal services alongside their respective governments. It said it is prepared to hold its investment for another five years or more.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
South Eastern European investment firm Marfin Investment Group has deployed much of the €5.2bn it raised from the public markets in June.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
TPG's $800m pure equity stake in the country's biggest pharmaceutical distributor should allow the global buyout firm to tap into the fast-growing Russian market.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The New York Common Retirement Fund has taken a 51 percent stake in Shurgard, the European arm of US company Public Storage.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The US buyout firm’s decision not to increase its £3.5bn bid has dimmed shareholder hopes for a deal as Friends Provident has said it will not open its books at this price.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Mid market firm LDC is buying a minority stake in GVA Grimley despite fears of a slowdown in UK commercial property.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Google luminary Douglas Merrill has been recruited by Terra Firma to oversee EMI’s digital music strategy in a newly formed digital music division, as the UK buyout firm’s cost-cutting continues apace.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The UK Treasury has made clear it can offer no guarantee of prolonged funding, causing potential bidders to make cautious indicative offers.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
