Private Equity
The global private equity firm has acquired a major clothing retailer in Mexico for $200 million. The deal includes $90 million in cash-flow based debt.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Red Diamond Capital, the New York-based affiliate of Mitsubishi, has backed the management-led buyout of UK-based Avon Rubber’s automotive division with £63m.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Aside from China and India, the private equity industries of other less-hyped emerging markets are also taking strides – though not yet leaps – forward in their development. At the same time, new funds of funds are emerging to facilitate investors’ access to these opportunities. Judy Kuan reports.
3 min read · 02 January 2013
The JP Morgan Chase-backed private equity arm will sell Progress Rail Services to Caterpillar for $1 billion in cash, stock and assumption of debt after holding it for just over a year.
2 min read · 02 January 2013
The UK lower mid-market private equity firm has promoted two of its team to the position of director and one to investment manager.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
New York-based Siguler Guff has made a final close on its oversubscribed $600m (€496m) fund of funds targeting the BRIC markets.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
New York-based KPS Special Situations has agreed to sell Ashcroft Holdings, unloading the company to Tokyo’s Nagano Keiki in a deal that will yield a 2x equity return.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
A private equity consortium co-led by Vestar Capital Europe and Ergon Capital Partners has signed an agreement to acquire Italian glass insulator manufacturer Seves Group.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
A newly created “scorecard” takes a stab at identifying country-by-country strengths and weaknesses within the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region’s private equity industry. Judy Kuan reports.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Intel Capital’s recently announced $50m (€42m) Brazil Technology Fund is the Santa Clara-based firm’s latest move to strengthen its position in emerging markets. Judy Kuan reports.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
