Private Equity
Qatari investment company Three Delta may be thwarted in its attempts to buy UK supermarket Sainsbury’s by the founding Sainsbury family. The family has reiterated in a statement that its acceptance of any bid is conditional on the Qatari firm providing an adequate pensions settlement.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Private equity firms continue to target the country’s aging demographic.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Trade buyer Towergate has bought IT company Open International from Montagu Private Equity, led by Chris Masterson, indicating trade sales are still viable as an exit route.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The European buyout manager of UK bank Barclays has joined the throng of firms looking to profit from the boom time in the oil and gas industy.
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
Fashion-focussed TSM Capital is backing Rachel Roy, a financially astute designer to develop profitable handbags and accessories.
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
A consortium involving Permira, RBS and HBoS has sold toothpaste tube manufacturer Betts Global after a nine year investment.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The liquidity problems in the debt markets did not restrain record third quarter figures in the UK as deals were signed before the beginning August. However, big four accountant Deloitte said it expects few deals to complete in the next quarter.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The UK Ministry of Defence has been criticised by the National Audit Office for underselling a stake in defence research company Qinetiq to US buyout firm The Carlyle Group.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
