Private Equity
European Capital, part of the US private equity firm American Capital, has invested €123m in the buyout of Avery Weigh-Tronix and €126m in the buyout of Farrow & Ball, the first two deals for its UK office, which opened last August.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Cinven have won an auction to acquire Dutch cable television operator Casema from three other private equity firms for €2.1bn.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Permira, a European buyout firm, has bought All3Media, maker of UK television programmes Richard and Judy and Formula One, from Bridgepoint for £320m.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Blackstone and KKR are understood to be pursuing an interest in two retail units owned by GUS, despite a recent announcement by the UK retail group to demerge the businesses.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Bridgepoint, a European mid-market private equity firm, has returned over £200m to shareholders in a week through the refinancings of specialist pet product retailer Pets at Home and self-storage business Safestore.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
A consortium led by the Australian bank has paid $1.6 billion for Pittsburgh utility Duquesne Light Holdings.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
A £10m break fee arrangement in Permira and Barclays Capital’s £1bn bid for McCarthy & Stone, a UK homes builder, has led to a higher offer from a consortium including Bank of Scotland and Sir Tom Hunter being rejected.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Following the €10bn plus close of its fourth buyout fund last week, Permira has received acceptances from 52% of shareholders for a €815m takeover bid for Hungarian chemicals business BorsodChem.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Australia’s Catalyst Invesment Managers is backing the management buyout of New Zealand-based glass maker Metro GlassTech
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Swiss private equity firm Capvis has acquired a majority stake in Lista B+L, a drawer and shelving company headquartered in Switzerland.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
