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  • Maxeda refinancing shelved despite sweeteners
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    The troubled refinancing of Dutch retailer Maxeda has fallen prey to the current jitters in the credit markets, despite the KKR-led buyout consortium sweetening the offering earlier this month.

  • GMT targets growth after latest telecoms deal(3)
    James Taylor- 4 January 2013

    The communications sector specialist has done yet another deal in the European cable TV and telecoms area with the acquisition of Melita Cable, a Maltese provider valued at about €170 million. It believes broadband migration, internet telephony and pay-TV services will provide the main growth opportunities.

  • TPG mulls £11bn Virgin Media bid
    James Taylor- 4 January 2013

    US buyout firm TPG is considering a bid for cable broadband company Virgin Media. It is also lining up its first Russian deal.

  • GMT targets growth after latest telecoms deal(2)
    James Taylor- 4 January 2013

    The communications sector specialist has done yet another deal in the European cable TV and telecoms area with the acquisition of Melita Cable, a Maltese provider valued at about €170 million. It believes broadband migration, internet telephony and pay-TV services will provide the main growth opportunities.

  • GMT targets growth after latest telecoms deal
    James Taylor- 4 January 2013

    The communications sector specialist has done yet another deal in the European cable TV and telecoms area with the acquisition of Melita Cable, a Maltese provider valued at about €170 million. It believes broadband migration, internet telephony and pay-TV services will provide the main growth opportunities.

  • LBO giants launch PR offensive in Germany(3)
    Philip Borel- 4 January 2013

    Hanns Ostmeier has stepped down from The Blackstone Group to chair the German Venture Capital Association’s new mega-buyout platform.

  • Carlyle plots $22bn Virgin Media bid(3)
    Jo Nash- 4 January 2013

    The Carlyle Group is preparing a $22 billion takeover bid for UK cable TV and mobile phone business Virgin Media, as it looks to replicate the success of its previous European investments in the sector.

  • European Capital opens in Spain(3)
    James Taylor- 4 January 2013

    European Capital, a listed affiliate of US group American Capital Strategies that invests in equity, senior and mezzanine debt, has opened its fourth office in Europe.

  • LBO giants launch PR offensive in Germany(2)
    Philip Borel- 4 January 2013

    Hanns Ostmeier has stepped down from The Blackstone Group to chair the German Venture Capital Association’s new mega-buyout platform.

  • Terra Firma ditches plans to buy Boots stake
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    US buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts was left seeking new equity partners for its £11 billion buyout of Alliance Boots, after UK buyout firm Terra Firma was forced to withdraw its plan to take an opportunistic £250 million stake.