Private Equity
AXA Private Equity has invested in Brainsonic, a European producer of media content and corporate WebTV portals, to help drive growth.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Hg has realised a five times return on its investment in the Hirschmann Group, a signal transmission business, after selling one of its divisions to US rival Belden for €245 million.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Alchemy Partners has made a return of 3.6 times its original investment in Footman James, a classic car insurer, which has just provided cover for Scooby Doo’s Mystery Machine.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
UK sugar group Tate & Lyle’s corporate venture fund has made its first investment since its 2006 launch with a £2 million stake in a food safety company.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Three buyout heavyweights CVC, KKR and Blackstone are mulling a bid for the UK-listed grocer on the advice of Goldman Sachs, which would join in, if an offer goes ahead.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
ECI Partners, a UK mid-market buyout firm, is selling Enviros, the UK’s largest independent environmental consultancy business, to Alfred McAlpine for £30m or 2.6 times the investment.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The Dutch bank’s Global Infrastructure Fund is adding to its portfolio of European gas transportation assets.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Eleven different groups have expressed an interest in bidding for struggling airline Alitalia, according to the Italian government, including Texas Pacific Group and Terra Firma.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Private equity firm ECI Partners has bought a wireless network company and installed telecoms veteran Ian Brown as chief executive.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The San Francisco-based firm will acquire Blair Corporation for $173.6m and merge it with its portfolio company Appleseed’s Topco.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
