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PE firms to be considered by Irish government for EBS saleCardinal Asset Management, backed by Carlyle Group and U.S. investor Wilbur Ross, is likely to be selected by the Irish government as one of the final two bidders for state-run building society EBS, according to Reuters. Also in the running are bancassurer Irish Life & Permanent, and private equity groups Doughty Hanson and JC Flowers. The decision will be announced on Friday.
- Jan Amathier leaves Doughty Hanson for Handelsbanken
Jan Amathier has been named new head of Corporate Finance at Handelsbanken Capital Markets, leaving London-based private equity firm Doughty Hanson & Co. Amathier takes up the position on December 1, 2010.
- Doughty Hanson to sell Impress Cooperatieve
Private equity firm Dought Hanson & Co announced on Saturday that it will sell Impress Cooperatieve U.A., a Dutch metal packaging firm, to Ardagh Glass Group, an Irish bottle-making and packaging manufacturer, for EUR 1.7 billion ($2.3 billion). Doughty Hanson say that the sale will return EUR 688 million ($902 million) to investors in its private equity funds II and III.
- Candover Investments To Sell Equity Trust Holding To Doughty Hanson
Candover Investments plc’s Candover Partners Ltd. unit agreed to sell Equity Trust Holding Sarl, a provider of business administration and fiduciary services, to Doughty Hanson for an enterprise value of €350 million. The deal represents a 24 percent uplift to the valuation of the business as at 30 June 2010 and a return of 1.5 times cost.
- peHUB Wire: Friday, September 10, 2010
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- peHUB Wire: Friday, September 10, 2010
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- Bob Geldof Jumps Into PE, Seeks To Secure $750 Million For African Buyout Fund
Bob Geldof (rock star and philanthropist) and Mark Florman are working together to launch a buyout fund that seeks to raise $750 million, Financial News reported. The vehicle will make investments in Africa and will target agribusinesses, financial services and telecommunications companies, according to a statement from NL EVD International. Florman previously worked for U.K. buyout shop Doughty Hanson.
- 3i mulls options for Spanish windfarm firm GES
(Reuters) - British private equity firm 3i Group Plc said it had hired Citigroup to conduct a "strategic review" of Global Energy Services (GES), the Spanish builder of wind farms it bought four years ago. Two people familiar with the matter told Reuters that 3i was hoping ultimately to sell the company, and the buyout firm hoped GES could fetch roughly 500 million euros ($632 million). GES could interest both rival private equity firms and trade bidders, the people said. "Citigroup has been brought on board to undertake a strategic review of GES, but all options are open at the moment," 3i spokeswoman Kathryn van der Kroft said on Tuesday.
- Doughty Hanson Invests in Sustainable Energy
Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures has bought 50,000 First Preferred Shares and roughly 5.2 million warrants of Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. for $500,000. Doughty Hanson, a European PE shop, currently holds 100% of the Series 9 Shares of Sustainable Energy. Alberta, Canada-based Sustainable Energy makes solar inverters. Doughty has previously committed to providing up to $3 million in new equity to Sustainable Energy over the next 6 months .