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Investcorp buys inspection company from Close Brothers for $311m(4)Investcorp has made its first investment in the energy sector with the $311 million acquisition of an inspection services company from Close Brothers.
- PAI looks to step up fundraising
Last week’s €12.8bn bid for tobacco group Altadis was a declaration of intent by French firm PAI to join the mega fund elite. Its latest fundraising will reportedly target up to €7bn.
- Buyout firms’ €12.8bn Altadis bid raises the stakes
European buyout firms CVC and PAI’s €12.8 billion bid for Spanish tobacco company Altadis surpasses Imperial Tobacco’s rival offer last month and could trigger a bidding war.
- CVC looks to Altadis
CVC Capital Partners is reportedly looking to bounce back from the disappointment of losing out in the battle for Sainsbury’s by turning its attentions to Altadis, a Spanish tobacco company.
- Debenhams chief voices “whipping boy” fears
Following another poor set of results and another share price fall, Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman fears that his company is being made a scapegoat for private equity buyouts.
- KKR’s takeover talent
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts showed its mastery of the public-to-private transaction after it agreed the £11 billion Alliance Boots bid. Yet why is it that its deal succeeded in an arena where European private equity firms have experienced difficulties lately?
- Dutch buyout industry plays down political storm
Dutch private equity insiders have played down concerns about proposed legislative changes, after leading alternative asset managers were called to the Dutch parliament to defend themselves against accusations they were “plundering” the country.
- Another twist in Altadis takeover
Altadis, the Spanish cigarette maker that CVC, PAI and Cinven are stalking, has reportedly met with Imperial Tobacco to re-think a takeover by the UK trade buyer.
- CVC admits defeat on Sainsbury bid
The Sainsbury family seems to have triumphed in its bid to keep the UK retailer out of private equity hands, after the last remaining members of the buyout consortium admitted defeat in their battle to take the company private.
- Carlyle tops ground-breaking league table
The PEI 50, a new ranking from Private Equity International magazine, reveals The Carlyle Group has the largest private equity direct-investment programme in the world, having raised $32.5 billion in the last five years.