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Debt financing holds firm for mid-market(2)CIT Capital Finance has delivered financing for the Rutland Partners-led acquisition of Pulse Home Products while Electra Private Equity has carried out a third refinancing on Allflex.
- Debt financing holds firm for mid-market
CIT Capital Finance has delivered financing for the Rutland Partners-led acquisition of Pulse Home Products while Electra Private Equity has carried out a third refinancing on Allflex.
- Committee critics ignore local buyout successes(3)
Some members of the UK Treasury Select Committee who have fiercely criticised private equity may be disregarding the industry’s successes on their own doorsteps. PEO offers a briefing note on some of the cases the MPs may have missed.
- Committee critics ignore local buyout successes(2)
Some members of the UK Treasury Select Committee who have fiercely criticised private equity may be disregarding the industry’s successes on their own doorsteps. PEO offers a briefing note on some of the cases the MPs may have missed.
- CQS hires buyout fundraising veteran(2)
UK hedge fund group CQS has hired Chris Cooke, a former fundraiser at Lehman Brothers, into a senior marketing role.
- Electra returns to full private equity investing
The UK-quoted investment trust has finally put behind it the defence of 3i’s hostile bid seven years ago, with a decision to abandon the cap on its re-investment policy in favour of full-blown commitment to asset class.
- ABN Amro sweeps up flooring business
ABN Amro Capital has acquired flooring business Amtico International in a £98m secondary buyout from Electra Private Equity.
- Changes to UK takeover rules
The new version of the UK Takeover Code could ease the path for private equity firms engaging in take privates in the UK market.
- Electra sells paint gun business for £280m
JP Morgan Partners has agreed to acquire Safety-Kleen Europe for £280m, providing a return of more than 4x equity for Electra.
- Electra sells credit business
Electra Partners Europe has sold Premium Credit, a UK finance company, to MBNA Europe for £67m, achieving an IRR of 29 percent.