Private Equity
Alliance Boots deputy chairman Stefano Pessina is set to land a windfall of more than £600 million if his take-private bid for the group is accepted – roughly the same amount that may be required to plug the company’s current pension deficit.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The venture capital firm has made its first investment from its fourth fund, as it expands its portfolio into Scandinavia.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Buyout firm Gresham Private Equity has sold Penn Pharmaceuticals after increasing profits tenfold.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The TPG-led consortium has pulled out of the bidding for a minority stake in Alitalia as sources close to the deal blamed government regulation for making it impossible for the consortium to takeover the company.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
European buyout firm HgCapital has bought a French wind farm portfolio for €69 million. The deal is the latest wind farm investment for Hg’s renewable energy team.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
ABN AMRO Capital, the private equity affiliate of Dutch bank ABN AMRO, has bought a majority stake in UK office supplies distributor OyezStraker Group from Hermes Private Equity for £41.2 million.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
US media and communications specialist Veronis Suhler Stevenson has bought Amstar Entertainment for its platform company Southern Theatres as the group focuses on multiple acquisitions to build value.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Venture capital firm Octopus Investments invests £5 million in a novelty sweet manufacturer.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Defense-focused private equity firm JF Lehman is set to acquire BAE Systems’ Inertial Products business for $140 million.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Capman has sold service management company Synerco to trade buyer Addici Holding.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
