Private Equity
The UK garden centre business has received a 555p per share bid from a consortium led by Sir Tom Hunter’s West Coast Capital and Icelandic investment company Baugur.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
The UK online DVD rental business, backed by Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures, Cazenove Private Equity and European Venture Partners, is to merge with Lovefilm.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners have agreed to acquire UPC Sweden, following the recent sales of UPC Norway and UPC France to Candover and Cinven respectively.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
India’s Ranbaxy Laboratories, unsuccessful in its bid for 3i’s German pharma business betapharm in February, has paid $324m for Advent International-backed Terapia.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
A consortium led by Apax Partners has had a revised offer for UK media group ITV rejected by the company’s board. The consortium said it would not proceed further with its proposal.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
The Central and Eastern Europe-focused investor has acquired a majority stake in Poland’s Pett&Pett Donako.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
The French arm of ABN AMRO Capital and Paris-based Astorg Partners have supported the €210m management buyout of roofing and packaging business OFIC Group.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
Frankfurt-based venture capital investor Triangle Venture Capital has sold 65 percent of each of the eight companies in its portfolio to an unnamed secondaries buyer.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
UK retailer Debenhams has revealed that it will carry out an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange valuing the business at between £1.7bn and £2bn.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
A private equity consortium co-led by Vestar Capital Europe and Ergon Capital Partners has signed an agreement to acquire Italian glass insulator manufacturer Seves Group.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
