Private Equity
Eurazeo, Bridgepoint and TDR are reportedly leading the chase for Apcoa, the Investcorp-backed car park company, after NCP and Macquarie dropped out.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Texas Pacific Group is one of five groups selected by the Italian government to bid for struggling airline Alitalia. It now has until April to put together an offer.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Baird Capital Partners Europe has led the buyout of Amoena, a manufacturer of breast prostheses, bras and swimwear for women who have had breast cancer surgery. The private equity firm bought the company for €102.25m ($135m) from Coloplast, a Danish medical company.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
As expected, Apollo Management has submitted a £1 billion proposal to buy UK estate agency Countrywide, although some shareholders are likely to be disappointed with the 590p-per-share on offer.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
European private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has made its fourth investment in Denmark with the acquisition of health and beauty retail chain Matas.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
A portfolio company of San Francisco-based Genstar will acquire power transmission maker TB Wood’s.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Sun European Partners, the European arm of Sun Capital Partners, has bought metal manufacturer Manoir Industries for an undisclosed amount.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Nikko Principal Investments has sold UK firm RoadChef to an Israeli real estate group for £375 million. Nikko had owned the motorway service station chain for nearly ten years.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The New York-based firm will buy Los Angeles-based Smart & Final in a deal worth nearly $813m.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Apax Partners has completed its second lucrative exit in two weeks after selling TIM Hellas, the Greek mobile operator it co-owned with Texas Pacific Group, to Egyptian telecoms entrepreneur Naguib Sawiris.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
