Private Equity
US banker Bruce Wasserstein’s investment vehicle has agreed to sell publishing business American Lawyer Media to Apax Partners-backed Incisive Media for $630 million.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Qatar-based investment vehicle Three Delta has confirmed its preliminary bid approach to Sainsbury’s, the UK supermarket chain that rejected a £10 billion offer from a private equity consortium in April. The company’s share price soared this morning.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
US banker Bruce Wasserstein’s investment vehicle has agreed to sell publishing business American Lawyer Media to Apax Partners-backed Incisive Media for $630 million.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The property entrepreneur has doubled his stake in the grocer to 11 percent, prompting questions whether a takeover strategy may be in the works.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
French bank BNP Paribas has linked up its structured finance and fixed income units in the Gulf through the appointment of Mark Waters as head of debt capital markets in the region.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Technology venture firm Battery Ventures has closed its eighth fund on $750 million, and has promoted three employees to general partners as it prepares to deploy its capital.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Bain Capital is set to acquire US retailer Guitar Center for $2.1 billion. Meanwhile, the firm’s German arm has agreed to purchase yacht manufacturer Bavaria Yachtbau.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Bahrain-based Investcorp will buy a majority stake in Berlin Packaging, just weeks after the first close on its latest fund.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Kuwait investor Global Investment House has bought Saudi Arabian textile business Ajlan Bin Abdulaziz Al Ajlan & Brothers ’Ajlan. The company’s value corresponds to roughly two thirds of its revenues.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Bahrain-based Investcorp will buy a majority stake in Berlin Packaging, just weeks after the first close on its latest fund.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
