Private Equity
The European private equity firm has launched a €1.4bn agreed takeover bid for Spanish clothing retailer Cortefiel on top of its bid for cable and wireless group Auna.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The London, Amsterdam and Frankfurt-based mid-market buyout investor has agreed its third deal in Germany in 2005.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Latest figures from data provider Dealogic have confirmed the enormous amount of liquidity in the debt markets that was available for private equity deals in 2005.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Having missed out on South Staffordshire Water, the investment firm run by Guy Hands has agreed to acquire publicly listed East Surrey Holdings for £453m.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The Dutch lower midmarket firm has backed the spin out of the payment processing company from mail company TNT.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The Munich office of the US-based private equity firm has acquired Richter Chemie-Technik from its US parent.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The French private equity firm has acquired a 20 percent stake in Banca Leonardo.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The US firm has paid €265 million for the majority of France Telecom’s stake in the German mobile phone operator.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Norwegian cable operator UPCN is the European buyout firm’s first acquisition from the Candover 2005 fund.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The European private equity firm has acquired France’s third largest casino operator from Legal & General Ventures and Royal Bank Equity Finance.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
