Private Equity
Shares in Kingfisher soared today after reports that Goldman Sachs’s private equity arm is considering a bid for the company.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
NBGI Private Equity has benefited from Duke Street’s attempts to consolidate the chilled foods sector, making a sizeable return on the £22 million sale of Brambles Foods to Food Partners.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Shares in Sainsbury’s, a UK retail chain at the centre of a controversial £10 billion private equity bid, slid this morning as two more of the buyout firms involved reportedly pulled out of the deal. The news followed continuing opposition from pension fund trustees and minority shareholders.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Texas Pacific Group is reportedly considering a €3.4 billion bid for Iberia, Spain’s largest airline, as its bid for Australia-based Qantas continues to flounder.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Mid market buyout firm Sovereign Capital Partners has sold insurer CMGL for £32 million.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Weinberg Capital Partners, a French mid-market firm, has bought a majority stake in Via Location, a French vehicle rental company, for an undisclosed amount.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Smedvig Capital has become the biggest shareholder in the UK’s leading car club business, as it hopes to cash in on the growing popularity of car pooling.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
CVC Capital Partners is in talks with the board of Austrian steel group Boehler Uddeholm about a friendly takeover deal, which could involve taking the listed company private.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
The global firm has agreed to buy Tennessee discount retailer Dollar General, while it bids for UK health and beauty retailer Alliance Boots.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
The troubled auction of Claire’s Accessories, a US-based fashion retailer, has reportedly suffered another blow with news that previous favourite Apax Partners has withdrawn on price grounds.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
