Private Equity
3i has completed its third exit in two weeks with the $75m sale of a global positioning systems company it invested in alongside Nordic VC InnovationsKapital.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
International Paper has also agreed to sell a separate unit to Australian forest products company Carter Holt Harvey, bringing the total value of the company’s many spinouts to approximately $11bn.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
The Carlyle Group is teaming up with UK aerospace group BAE Systems to bid for a UK nuclear submarine base.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Investcorp has made its first investment in the energy sector with the $311 million acquisition of an inspection services company from Close Brothers.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
UK firm Electra Private Equity is putting its safety equipment manufacturer up for sale for £500m and is thought to have attracted interest from private equity group Advent International and safety equipment companies Aearo and Norcross Safety.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
German buyout firm Deutsche Beteiligungs has bought a 75% stake in Austria-based MCE, an industrial services company.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
US group Bain Capital has agreed a $3.5 billion deal for South African retailer Edgars Consolidated Stores, the largest buyout ever recorded in the country.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
The mid-market buyout group reportedly trying to win its independence from UK insurer Prudential has done two deals today in Germany.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
After months of negotiation, the board of the gaming company has agreed to a sweetened offer from the two private equity firms.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
The mid-market buyout group reportedly trying to win its independence from UK insurer Prudential has done two deals today in Germany.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
