Private Equity
KBC Private Equity, a Belgian private equity firm, has made its second investment in a Belgian biotechnology firm this week by leading a €40m Series financing for Ablynx, which develops protein products for serious diseases including Alzheimer’s.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Lion Capital, the former European arm of HM Capital Partners, has paid between $280m and $320m for Kettle Foods, a maker of snacks and ‘healthy’ food brands in the US and UK.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
The automobile maker is considering a going-private transaction, according to a report in USA Today, citing a ‘source with direct knowledge of the discussions’.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Ion Equity, a UK private equity and corporate advisory firm, has invested £41.5m in the management buyout of Inside Communications, with debt provided by Anglo Irish Bank.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Private equity firms Berkshire Partners and Freeman Spogli have announced a major investment in TH Lee Putnam Ventures’ call-center portfolio company N.E.W. Customer Service.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Permira is reportedly selling its budget hotel chain Travelodge for approximately £650m, with Dubai International Capital likely to win the race after entering into exclusive talks with the European buyout firm.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Bridgepoint has made more than twice its money in the £86m secondary buyout of NES, a specialist recruitment firm, to Graphite Capital.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Shares in retailer Coles Myer have soared after a $12bn approach from KKR, Carlyle, CVC Asia Pacific, TPG Newbridge and Goldman Sachs.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
HgCapital has partnered with management to make a 180 pence per share offer for SHL Group, a psychometric assessement company for business clients including Tesco, Citibank and Trinity Mirror.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
An Investcorp-backed publishing company has made an offer for UK trade paper Financial News which puts a price on the whole business of about £80m.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
