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  • Bridgepoint lands 4.2x, DIC pays £600m
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    European mid-market firm Bridgepoint has sold Alliance Medical to Dubai International Capital, as the investment firm continues a flurry of acquisitions.

  • Colony Capital ups stake in Paris Saint-Germain
    Robin Marriott- 4 January 2013

    Taking its ownership in the French football team to 62.5 percent is a sign of its long term ambition for the club, says the Los Angeles-based firm.

  • Silver Lake sells 10% stake to CalPERS
    Amanda Janis- 4 January 2013

    The US’ largest pension fund has purchased yet another stake in a big-name buyout firm, reportedly paying $275 million for an interest in Silver Lake.

  • Abu Dhabi buys $7.5bn Citi stake
    Amanda Janis- 4 January 2013

    Following private placements with Apollo and Carlyle, the sovereign wealth fund has inked a deal for a 4.9 percent stake in Citi, whose alternatives arm manages nearly $62 billion.

  • Bridgepoint eyes sale after doubling pet company’s profits
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Bridgepoint, the European mid-market firm, is set to sell Pets at Home, a company it refinanced within a year of purchase, repaying 58 percent of its initial investment.

  • DIC picks up Almatis, UBS underwrites $1bn
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Dubai International Capital, the Middle Eastern investment firm, has bought Almatis in a secondary deal, with loans at more than six times EBITDA provided by Swiss bank UBS.

  • Cinven buyout third largest secondary since crunch
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Cinven has carried out the third largest secondary transaction since the credit market difficulties began, acquiring Coor Service Management. The seller, 3i, doubled turnover and profits at Coor over three years.

  • A leisurely approach to buyouts(3)
    Robin Marriott- 4 January 2013

    Amid reports that the Blackstone Group is considering a flotation of restaurant group Tragus, a new report reveals that private equity firms are now the most active investors in UK leisure property.

  • Sameer Al Ansari: Countdown to 2008
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    The head of Dubai International Capital gives PEO his thoughts on the year ahead as interest in the Middle East shows little dimunition. Any slowdown he says will give time for consolidation.

  • A leisurely approach to buyouts(2)
    Robin Marriott- 4 January 2013

    Amid reports that the Blackstone Group is considering a flotation of restaurant group Tragus, a new report reveals that private equity firms are now the most active investors in UK leisure property.