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  • Truell consortium flips Threshers to Vision
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    A consortium led by Edmund Truell has sold the operating businesses of UK retailers Threshers and BrightHouse to secondaries specialist Vision Capital, just two weeks after buying them. The £265 million sale will leave the consortium in control of the companies’ pension fund assets.

  • Hawkins leaves Palamon to join Vision
    James Taylor- 4 January 2013

    Vision Capital, which specialises in buying portfolios of investments from other private equity firms, has recruited Andrew Hawkins from mid-market buyout firm Palamon Capital Partners as a managing director of the business.

  • Palamon restructures management to aid growth plans
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Michael Hoffman, the co-founder of European mid-market firm Palamon Capital Partners will move into the role of chairman at the firm leaving managing partner Louis Elson to take over day-to day activity. as the buyout group attempts to double in size.

  • KKR, CD&R in $7.1bn food distributor deal(2)
    Amanda Janis- 4 January 2013

    Dutch retail giant Royal Ahold has agreed to sell its food distribution company, US Foodservice, to KKR and CD&R for $7.1 billion.

  • Dunedin double whammy(2)
    Jo Nash- 4 January 2013

    UK-based mid-market firm Dunedin Capital Partners has exited two of its portfolio companies in as many weeks, creating money multiples of 4.3 times and 3.6 times.

  • Nikko sells RoadChef to Israeli group for £375m(2)
    James Taylor- 4 January 2013

    Nikko Principal Investments has sold UK firm RoadChef to an Israeli real estate group for £375 million. Nikko had owned the motorway service station chain for nearly ten years.

  • KKR, CD&R in $7.1bn food distributor deal
    Amanda Janis- 3 January 2013

    Dutch retail giant Royal Ahold has agreed to sell its food distribution company, US Foodservice, to KKR and CD&R for $7.1 billion.

  • Dunedin double whammy
    Jo Nash- 3 January 2013

    UK-based mid-market firm Dunedin Capital Partners has exited two of its portfolio companies in as many weeks, creating money multiples of 4.3 times and 3.6 times.

  • Nikko sells RoadChef to Israeli group for £375m
    James Taylor- 3 January 2013

    Nikko Principal Investments has sold UK firm RoadChef to an Israeli real estate group for £375 million. Nikko had owned the motorway service station chain for nearly ten years.

  • Vision Capital makes first play in nuclear sector
    Robert Venes- 3 January 2013

    Vision Capital, a secondary direct firm, has acquired a portfolio including three nuclear consultancy businesses and a rail infrastructure specialist for £76.4m.