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BC reaps bumper profit on Swiss hospitalsThe European buyout firm has sold Swiss private healthcare group Hirslanden after five years, as another South African hospital group looks abroad for expansion.
- Candover makes 2.3x return on Bureau sale(3)
Candover has sold electronic publisher Bureau van Dijk to BC Partners, in a deal that will generate an IRR of 35 percent for the UK-based buyout firm.
- Candover makes 2.3x return on Bureau sale(2)
Candover has sold electronic publisher Bureau van Dijk to BC Partners, in a deal that will generate an IRR of 35 percent for the UK-based buyout firm.
- More private equity firms mull Capio bids
Blackstone, Cinven and CVC are reportedly looking at Swedish healthcare business Capio, despite Apax Partners and Nordic Capital having a €1.67bn unsolicited bid rejected earlier this month.
- Candover makes 2.3x return on Bureau sale
Candover has sold electronic publisher Bureau van Dijk to BC Partners, in a deal that will generate an IRR of 35 percent for the UK-based buyout firm.
- Moody’s criticises levels of debt in buyouts(3)
Ratings agency Moody’s is worried about the levels of debt being issued to private equity. It has highlighted refinancing as a concern claiming firms used this as a way to pass risk on to lenders, despite stated intentions to de-leverage.
- Baxi renegotiates debt to avoid default(3)
Baxi, a European heating company owned by buyout firms BC Partners and Electra, has approached lenders in an appeal to renegotiate its debt obligations to avoid defaulting. The negotiations come as the latest sign the credit markets are proving less favourable to buyout firms.
- Moody’s criticises levels of debt in buyouts(2)
Ratings agency Moody’s is worried about the levels of debt being issued to private equity. It has highlighted refinancing as a concern claiming firms used this as a way to pass risk on to lenders, despite stated intentions to de-leverage.
- Moody’s criticises levels of debt in buyouts
Ratings agency Moody’s is worried about the levels of debt being issued to private equity. It has highlighted refinancing as a concern claiming firms used this as a way to pass risk on to lenders, despite stated intentions to de-leverage.
- LBO giants launch PR offensive in Germany(3)
Hanns Ostmeier has stepped down from The Blackstone Group to chair the German Venture Capital Association’s new mega-buyout platform.