Private Equity
UK retailer Marks & Spencer has ruled out an imminent bid for supermarket chain Sainsbury, removing a major obstacle to a potential offer from the CVC-led buyout consortium eyeing the company.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Investcorp, a Bahrain-based alternative assets manager, has sold APCOA, a car park operator, to Eurazeo, the French investment group in its first deal outside of France.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
ABN AMRO Capital has bought Dutch manufacturer Vetus Den Ouden and a stake in Dutch media company Sdu on the same day. The investments are the firm’s second and third domestic deals of 2007.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Enterprise, a UK maintenance group, has confirmed that it is in discussions with 3i about a revised 605p-per-share bid, a 5 percent increase on the buyout group’s original offer.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Blackstone Group’s hectic pace of deal-making shows no sign of slowing down, as the buyout group completes a $2.16 billion deal for US group Pinnacle Foods.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Mezzanine Management, Europe’s oldest independent mezzanine investor, has sold XServ, a US provider of maintenance services to chemical and industrial facilities, to Texan trade buyer The Brock Group.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The UK retailer will open its books to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, after the buyout firm increased its bid to £10.40 per share or £10.1 billion.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Internet protocol takes centre stage in Amadeus follow on funding of ip.access, which provides a seamless transition between mobile and home broadband for mobile phone users.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Apollo Management now has the financing in place to launch its £1 billion bid for UK estate agency chain Countrywide.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The consortium buying Alexander Forbes, a South African financial services group, has increased its offer despite having agreed the deal three months ago.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
