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Mid Europa in €200m high yield bond refinancingThe Central and Eastern Europe-focused firm joins a list of other private equity groups that have recently opted for high-yield bonds as an alternative to senior debt financing.
- Doughty Hanson to raise £182m on HellermannTyton IPO
The UK firm, currently on the trail to raise its Fund VI, has fully repaid its investment after selling half its stake in the cable and fastener producer.
- BVCA chief resigns
Mark Florman, who will take on an advisory role with the BVCA at the end of the month, will be succeeded by deputy chief executive and former Times assistant editor Tim Hames.
- Doughty seals Spanish exit ahead of fundraising push
The London-based firm, which has just sold Spanish bus operator Avanza Group, is already talking to existing LPs about Fund VI, a new buyout vehicle with a €2bn target.
- Doughty Hanson ups equity stake in Eguana Technologies
British venture capital firm Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures has increased its equity position in Eguana Technologies Inc. (TSX VENTURE:EGT), formerly known as Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd., a manufacturer of power conversion and control systems for energy storage applications. Approximately $500,000 was invested to acquire 4,750,000 common shares via the exercise of existing warrants. Following completion of the deal, Doughty Hanson held 23% of shares of the Calgary-based Eguana.
Need To Meet: Andrew Malk, Managing Partner, Malk Sustainability PartnersAs premier buyout firms take more prominent positions on issues such as the environment and good governance, they are boosting the likelihood that smaller firms will follow suit, said Andrew Malk, the managing partner of consulting firm Malk Sustainability Partners.
OMERS Private Equity and AIMCo Acquire Vue for $1.5BOMERS Private Equity, the private equity investment arm of the OMERS pension plan, in equal partnership with Alberta Investment Management Corporation is to acquire Vue Entertainment from Doughty Hanson and management. Vue is an operator of modern multiplex cinemas in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Portugal, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Taiwan. The transaction is expected to close by late July 2013.
Big Firms Competing with First-Time VCs in Tougher Fundraising MarketFor the VCs that have raised billions and launched sector-focused vehicles, the first time is a charm--peHUB takes a look at the investors and entrepreneurs of the 'enterprise stage' investment scene.
- Reuters - Doughty Hanson Prepares HellermannTyton Float
Private equity company Doughty Hanson is preparing to float manufacturing group HellermannTyton, Sky News reported on Sunday. Doughty Hanson, which has owned HellermannTyton since 2005 when it bought the company for about 300 million pounds ($458 million), has hired Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan to work on the listing, Sky News said on its website.