Private Equity
The latest in a series of German real estate deals has seen the US private equity firm acquire 30,000 rental properties from WCM AG, its third European transaction in a week.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
For investors looking for exposure to emerging markets, investing in private rather than public markets is often the better option, argues Actis’ Jonathan Bond.
5 min read · 30 December 2012
The transatlantic debt specialist has hired four investment placement managing directors to raise capital and manage relationships with LPs.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The emerging markets specialist has taken an 80 percent stake in Banque Commerciale du Rwanda in a transaction valued at $6m.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
CVC Capital Partners, the pan-European private equity firm, has acquired the printing inks and printing plates unit of Germany’s BASF and will merge it with a Swedish rival.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
VNU, the Dutch information and media company, has agreed to sell its World Directories business to private equity firms Apax Partners and Cinven for just over €2bn.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
MACH, the Luxembourg-based billing services provider owned by Advent International and Providence Equity Partners, has acquired Danish rival Dan Net for €160m.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Barclays Private Equity has backed the £44 million secondary management buyout of Antler Group, the UK luggage brand, from Royal Bank Equity Finance.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Inflexion Private Equity has completed a first exit from its Fund 2, with the £32m sale of the Ster Century cinema chain to a management team backed by Hutton Collins.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The US trade organisation for venture capital firms has selected a chairman for the coming year – James Breyer of Silicon Valley venture firm Accel Partners.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
