Private Equity
The Washington, DC-based affiliate of the Texas Pacific Group has acquired Gbarbosa, a Brazilian supermarket chain, its third investment in a Latin American retailer.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The board of UK computer games publisher Eidos has withdrawn its support for the Elevation Partners cash offer for the company in favour of a higher share offer from a trade buyer.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
TDR Capital and Sun Capital Partners are the equity sponsors of Life Company Investor Group’s £1.025bn purchase of HHG’s closed life assurance funds.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The global venture capital firm has announced the purchase of a 50 percent stake in oil service newco RBGltd, and a €3.1m investment in Norwegian water treatment company Epcon Offshore.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
HgCapital has acquired a windfarm in Wales in what it expects to be a series of renewable energy deals.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Scott Delman, a co-founder of Capital Z’s $2.25bn private equity fund of funds programme, will resign from the firm next year, a firm spokesperson confirmed.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
GIMV’s Halder has sold German PVC window profile manufacturer Gealan to AXA Private Equity for in undisclosed sum.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The European private equity group has completed the €100m sale of French nursing home operator Renaissance Group.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Automobile Association, the UK roadside assistance and car insurance business that underwent a £1.75bn buyout in July, has delivered ahead of schedule on a key part of its business plan.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Understanding the legal framework surrounding shareholder issues in private companies is crucial to buy-out practitioners. Here, in an extract from The UK LBO Manual, a recently-published guide to structuring buy-outs in the United Kingdom, Charlie Geffen, Head of Private Equity at international law firm Ashurst, outlines issues surrounding income, capital and voting rights.
7 min read · 30 December 2012
