Private Equity
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
Altice One, if combined with existing portfolio company Numéricable, would make Cinven the world’s largest owner of French language cable services.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Texas Pacific Group and Apax Partners have agreed to their second deal in the Greek mobile telecom market in the past seven months, buying Q-Telecom in a €350 million deal. There are no plans as of yet to combine the two.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The UK mid-market firm has sold the hospital company Covenant Healthcare to Electra Partners Europe in a transaction valued at £170 million.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Elevation Partners, the entertainment- and IP-focused private equity upstart, has announced its debut deal – a proprietary, $300m merger and backing of two well known video game developers.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Acting as equal partners, private equity firms The Blackstone Group and Lion Capital are committed to buying the European soft drinks business of Cadbury Schweppes.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
