Private Equity
CSFB has unveiled a new division focused on investments ranging from private equity to hedge funds that will target $50bn in assets under management over the next five years.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
TDR Capital, the private equity firm set up by former DB Capital executives Manjit Dale and Stephen Robertson, has announced a final closing “in excess of” its €500m target.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Warburg Pincus and Blackstone Capital Partners have backed the launch of a $300m energy exploration and production venture in West Africa.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Italian private equity firm BS has sold a majority interest in STC, an Italian short sea transportation group, reporting an IRR of over 45 in the three years it has owned the business.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The Boston-based private equity firm has acquired Switzerland-based Dufry Group, which operates duty-free shops around the world.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
CDC Capital Partners, the UK-based emerging markets investor, has completed a $26m mezzanine investment in Orascom Telecom Algeria as part of a €545m funding package for the business.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The UK-based private equity firm has confirmed that it is evaluating a possible offer for ASK, the UK restaurant chain, at a premium to the £168m offer made by City Centre Restaurants last month.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The firm has received backing from 15 institutions at the final close of its oil & gas focused fund, including a E25m commitment from Société Générale Asset Management.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The US firm’s real estate group has agreed to pay $1.2bn to acquire a 51-site real estate portfolio in a sale and lease-back agreement with Deutsche Bank.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
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
