Private Equity
Buyout firms Cinven and Investcorp appear to have arrived at a novel way of funding a portfolio company’s pension shortfall – selling one of its subsidiaries.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Trade buyers have beaten off competition from private equity firms to acquire the Australian pub and poker machine operator.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The Frankfurt-based mid-market buyout house has acquired Jack Wolfskin, a German sports and travel accessories company, from Bain Capital.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Apollo Management has agreed to acquire Linens ‘n Things for $1.3bn, but based on hurdles set up by the lenders, the company will need a strong performance in the fourth quarter before the deal can go through.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
Global buyout firm Warburg Pincus has acquired the heading products company and announced the hire of Rajiv Ghatalia as managing director in the Hong Kong office.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The US buyout firm has paid €100 million and assumed pensions liabilities worth €70 million to acquire the branded clothing arm of US conglomerate Sara Lee.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Chicago’s Code Hennessy & Simmons has agreed to a deal with UK soda-can giant Rexam to sell Precise Technology in a $257 million transaction, more than doubling its equity investment.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Citigroup Venture Capital agreed to buy Alcoa’s Southern Graphic Systems unit in a $410m deal.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The AIM-listed private equity firm has acquired a 70 percent stake in UK public transport technology company ACIS in a £25m MBO.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Terra Firma Capital Partners is set to sign terms to acquire German property group Viterra for €7 billion in Europe’s largest private equity deal to date.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
