Private Equity
The private equity arm of Merrill Lynch has acquired Grupo Convermex, a Mexico-based disposable tableware manufacturer, from JPMorgan Partners.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Former KKR affiliate KSL and the Dedman family of Texas will buy resort, sports club and private club assets from Dallas-based ClubCorp in separate transactions valued at $1.8b.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
US turnaround specialist has bought two automotive suppliers – one German, the other Japanese – for $305 million as US billionaire Wilbur Ross continues to extend his global exposure in the sector.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Newbridge Andean Partners, a fund managed by ACON Investments and affiliated with Texas Pacific, has agreed to sell its minority stake in Carulla Vivero through a transaction that values the retailer at over $700m including debt.
3 min read · 03 January 2013
First Reserve, which recently opened offices in Asia, has announced the closing of the largest energy-specific global fund ever raised, at $7.8bn. CEO Bill Macaulay told <em>PEO</em> that investor demand could have made the fund "much larger."
2 min read · 03 January 2013
The London-based emerging markets specialist has made an initial close on $1.3bn for its Global Special Situations Fund 3.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
BPE Investimentos has realised a substantial return after a nearly decade-long hold of a Brazilian sucro-chemical company.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
In Colombia, the 4x return of ACON Investments-backed Carulla Vivero shows that while opportunities in the Latin American markets can take time to show their true potential, there are rewards to be reaped from being patient. By Judy Kuan.
3 min read · 03 January 2013
An oil and gas exploration platform funded by The Carlyle Group and Carlyle affiliate Riverstone Holdings has announced a $340m deal to buy dozens of on- and offshore oil fields.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Asahi Tec Corporation, a Japanese auto parts marker controlled by US buyout firm Ripplewood, is acquiring its US rival in a $1.2 billion transaction.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
