Staff at Abbey National’s private equity division have left the bank, fueling market speculation that a sale of its £850m portfolio might be imminent.
As expected, the Texas Pacific-led consortium has won the race to acquire Burger King Corporation in a lower-than-expected $2.2bn deal.
The European private equity firm has completed its second deal this week with the acquisition of the car and bike accessories chain Halfords.
A consortium of European private equity firms has stepped in to acquire the French conglomerate’s 64 per cent interest in the French broadcaster, which also marks Hutton Collins' debut transaction.
The buyout firm has acquired Rhodia’s technical fibres subsidiary as the specialty chemicals company looks to reduce its debt burden by up to E500m.
The US private equity firm is in advanced talks regarding the purchase of several engineering units as it closes the E3.7bn acquisition of Legrand.
The on-off sale of the Czech telecoms monopoly Cesky Telecom is set for further delays as the Czech government postponed a vote on the $2bn deal.
The US debt provider has unveiled plans for a $150m short-term mezzanine fund targeting US and European investors.
E-Capital Investments is to transfer its technology portfolio to Sigma Technologies as the former internet incubator looks to establish itself as a private equity investor.
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