Private Equity

Western Europe

CCMP Capital Asia buys Waco for ZAR5.4bn

The Asia-focused private equity arm of JP Morgan Partners has acquired the South African building services company in the country’s largest buyout to date.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

PD Ports agrees 3i-backed takeover

3i and a group of Australian infrastructure and investment funds have had a £246 million offer recommended by the board of the British ports operator.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

GTCR latest in scrapbooking deal

Chicago-based GTCR Golder Rauner is the latest to jump on the scrapbooking bandwagon. The firm’s investment in EK Success is just one of many deals in the space in the past couple of years.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Apax clinches Tommy Hilfiger deal

Apax has emerged as the winner of the Tommy Hilfiger auction, inking a deal to buy the clothing designer for $1.6 billion.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Providence to take control of KDG

Providence Equity Partners has reportedly completed its third European telecoms deal in a fortnight, buying its co-owners’ stakes in the German cable TV operator.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Montagu pays €1bn for BSN

The UK buyout group has reportedly seen off competition from three other European private equity firms to claim the German medical products business.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

Oaktree seals German packaging deal

The US-based private equity firm has made its third purchase in Germany with the acquisition of packaging company Nordenia.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Bridgepoint sells care homes in secondary MBO

The private equity arm of Barclays Bank has paid £80 million to buy UK care home provider Robinia from Bridgepoint.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

ECI makes 8x money from ClarityBlue

The London and Manchester-based private equity firm has sold the UK marketing database company to Experian.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Solid Capital makes 17x from Dutch energy

The Dutch venture firm formerly known as NeSBIC Technology has sold Oxxio to UK gas supply company Centrica for €137m, less than three months after becoming independent.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

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