Private Equity
TrimCo in 2005 was a small Hong Kong-based supplier of care-and-content labels to apparel brands that manufactured in Southern China. It was a 30-year-old, family-owned shop that had reached a plateau – just the kind of business that appeals to Navis Capital Partners, a small-cap buyout firm based in Malaysia.
5 min read · 21 September 2013
The takeover offer, deemed insufficient by the online gambling group, comes just after CVC sealed Germany’s largest buyout since 2008.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
Although Italy and Russia are viewed with trepidation by many investors, a group of GPs sees cross-border opportunities for SMEs from both countries.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The Russian firm, which plans to float Tricolor TV in a few years’ time, says the company could be worth more than $1.5bn by 2015.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
As returns in Western Europe are increasingly under pressure, several LPs attending a BVCA conference about Central and Eastern Europe in London said they plan to increase their exposure to the region.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The CEE-focused firm has sold the remainder of its shares in the Polish debt collector, less than a year after holding a first close on its Fund VII.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The UK-headquartered firm has sold off its remaining stake in the Italian ceramics business, bringing to an end a long and eventful relationship.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
Nordic Capital is paying approximately €400m to acquire Unifeeder - the first deal from its latest fund.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
By attracting €97m from 10 investors, CapMan has passed the half-way mark on its €175m target for its CapMan Russia II fund.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
European venture has disappointed investors for a decade. But many believe the prospects for this segment of the market have never been better – and funding is starting to concentrate around a few managers who seem to have the models to take advantage. Accel Partners’ European arm, which has just closed a $475m fund, is emerging as one of the best of its breed – and in Sonali De Rycker, it boasts a partner described in some quarters as ‘the best VC in Europe’. James Taylor went to meet her, to ask why LPs should believe that this time will be different...
10 min read · 20 September 2013
