Private Equity
AlpInvest is part of a consortium led by KKR and Silver Lake to acquire a majority stake in the semiconductor business of Royal Philips Electronics for roughly €8.3bn.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
The European arm of US buyout firm Sun Capital Partners has managed to turn around the fortunes of LDV, selling the UK van company a little more than half a year after it rescued it from an imminent collapse.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
ABN Amro Capital has acquired flooring business Amtico International in a £98m secondary buyout from Electra Private Equity.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
3i, the London-listed investor, has conditionally agreed to sell UK flower delivery business Interflora for £65m less than 18 months after acquiring a 65% stake.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
CHAMP Private Equity and Petersen Investments, two Australian private equity firms, have bought Study Group International, a language courses business, from Daily Mail & General Trust.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
AnaCap Financial Partners, a financial services-focused private equity firm, has invested an undisclosed amount in the leveraged buyout of Syscap Group.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Phoenix Equity Partners, a UK private equity firm, has backed a £51m management buyout of NFT Distribution, a chilled foods logistics business. The deal is the first for Phoenix Equity Partners 2006, which raised £375m earlier in the year.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
L Capital, a private equity fund backed by French luxury products conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessey Louis Vuitton, has acquired a majority stake in Italian clothing manufacturer Piazza Sempione.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Stirling Square Capital Partnes, a European mid-market firm, has backed a €230m management buy-in of Metroweb, a fibre optics network business based in Milan.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
US buyout firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Apollo Management are eyeing a £5bn bid for Severn Trent, a UK water and waste management business.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
