Private Equity
Advent International’s poultry business, bought from BC Partners in May, has made an add-on acquisition in Belgium as part of Advent’s effort to grow its investment.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
European investors back US nanotech round; Apax leads Wisair round; ePlanet Ventures invests in End2End; Bumper round for Biospect
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Investcorp has bought the Swedish bed manufacturer in a secondary purchase, providing a credible exit for Swedish private equity firms Ratos and Nordic Capital.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Invensys, the UK-based engineering company, has completed the sale of its metering business to US private equity firms The Jordan Company and GS Capital Partners for $650m (£388m).
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Doughty Hanson, the European private equity firm, has acquired industrial battery maker Saft from Alcatel for E390m in a deal that represents its first acquisition in France.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Acanthus Advisers, the European placement agent, has added to its team with the appointment of Ian Burgess, who has been with the firm for the last year as a consultant.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The Italian private equity firm has maintained its recent spate of deal activity, acquiring chemical production business Giovanni Bozzetto for an undisclosed sum.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The private equity industry must put exits at the top of its agenda if it wants to successfully work its way through the difficult years ahead, says Michael O’Donnell, of Legal & General Ventures.
5 min read · 30 December 2012
10 min read · 30 December 2012
The global private equity firm has sold its 49 per cent interest in the Formula One motor racing team Jordan for an undisclosed sum.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
