Private Equity
The Dubai investment firm has made its third luxury acquisition, marking the latest buyout by a Middle Eastern firm of an up-market establishment in London.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Global electrical business Rexel, owned by a consortium of three buyout firms, has made an offer to bolt-on European competitor Hagemeyer after signing an agreement to buy the stake of rival bidder Sonepar upon completion.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Investment banking revenues from buyout firms have plummeted and deal volume was down by 65 percent in a malignant quarter for mega-buyout firms.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Morgan Stanley has agreed to take a 60 percent stake in the world's biggest publicly traded childcare center operator, ABC Learning.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
While the credit markets have placed many private equity deals on hold, the ability of investors from the Middle East to deploy capital appears undiminished.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The struggling UK bank’s nationalisation is despite interest from various bidders including distressed debt investor WL Ross as part of the Virgin consortium.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The bids are shaping up for UK bank Northern Rock as its share price continues to drop.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Two Macquarie funds are set to invest an undisclosed amount in Universal Weather and Aviation, a Texas-based service provider to the business aviation industry.
1 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
Palamon Capital Partners has carried out its ninth investment for its latest fund as it looks to benefit from the growth of online clothes shopping.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
