Private Equity
The two private equity firms are taking private luxury retailer Neiman Marcus in a $5 billion deal, following a string of recent buyouts.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
A Barclays Private Equity-led consortium and other shareholders have received proceeds of £100 million from the flotation of the UK IT staffing company.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Suala Capital and PAI Partners have reaped a lucrative return from the sale of Mivisa to CVC Capital Partners in Spain’s largest secondary buyout.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The Dutch private equity firm has made the historic triple digit return by agreeing to sell mobile telephone network Telfort to KPN for up to €1.12bn, two years after acquiring it for just €12m.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
New York-based Diamond Castle Holdings has agreed to acquire the 49 percent stake of wind energy generator Catamount Resources that it doesn’t already own. The firm had bought a 51 percent stake in Catamount last month.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Bain Capital has wrapped up its acquisition of FCI, the former connectors business of Areva. The acquisition has been valued at €1.067 billion, and required certain “social contracts” from Bain.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
US hedge funds have teamed with Goldman Sachs to invest in the management buyout of the UK budget clothing retailer.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The transatlantic private equity firm has cut its bid for the UK health club chain to around £140m in the wake of a deterioration in trading.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
If it completes, the deal will be the largest-ever LBO of a firm operating in the UK professional services sector.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The European private equity arm of Bank of America has generated a six times return on the sale of the UK lingerie specialist.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
