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  • CVC makes South Korean appointment
    Hsiang-Ching Tseng- 5 January 2013

    Randall Lee, a former Lone Star Advisors director, has joined CVC Capital Partners’ two-strong Seoul-based team.

  • CVC appoints ex-Citi exec as advisor
    Hsiang-Ching Tseng- 5 January 2013

    The firm has hired Tze Ching Chan to support its investment activities in Asia’s financial services sector.

  • KKR holds first close on infra fund on $225m
    Cezary Podkul- 5 January 2013

    The firm expects to raise another $275m for the fund by the end of the year and has also picked up a $1.1bn separate account for Korea’s National Pension Service, firm executives said during a conference call.

  • Apollo, CVC agree £888m take-private
    Toby Mitchenall- 5 January 2013

    After initially approaching Brit Insurance in June, Apollo has agreed a takeover deal with the board of the company by joining forces with CVC.

  • CVC picks up Sunrise for $3.25bn
    Nicholas Donato- 5 January 2013

    CVC’s purchase of the Swiss telecoms company provides a partial exit for Blackstone, KKR, Permira and Providence.

  • Privately Speaking: Standard bearer
    Toby Mitchenall- 5 January 2013

    Edinburgh-based SL Capital Partners' David Currie discusses what comes next for the industry and the firm.

  • CD&R purchases 42.5% stake in Univar
    Graham Winfrey- 5 January 2013

    CVC Capital Partners is selling part of its stake in Univar to CD&R. The firm first invested in the company in 2007 through its Tandem Fund and Fund IV.

  • ACS agrees €720m sale of ports unit to JPMorgan
    Andy Thomson- 5 January 2013

    Spanish developer Actividades de Construccion y Servicios (ACS) has agreed to sell its ports services business, Dragados SPL, to an institutional investment group headed by JPMorgan Asset Management, according to a regulatory filing. The deal is worth some €720m.

  • La Caixa board meeting fails to broach Abertis buyout
    Bruno Alves- 5 January 2013

    A board of directors meeting held at the savings bank yesterday did not yield an announcement on a possible buyout of Abertis. Recent market speculation suggests the deal is evolving away from a buyout and into a straightforward stake sale by shareholder ACS to CVC Capital Partners.

  • Brisa CEO wants smooth Abertis stake sale
    Bruno Alves- 5 January 2013

    Vasco de Mello, Brisa’s chief executive, said in a results presentation yesterday that Brisa has been in contact with Abertis regarding the latter’s plans to sell its 14.6% holding in Brisa. News of the possible sale first emerged in the context of a potential buyout of Abertis by its core shareholders and CVC Capital Partners.