Private Equity
The £32.2m investment in the facilities management division of AIM-listed Johnson Service Group is the second deal of Lyceum’s third fund, which closed on £330m at the end of last year.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The Madrid-based firm has recently started to raise its fourth fund and plans to hold an €80m first close by the end of the year, according to several sources familiar with the matter.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The UK-based firm is aiming to collect €2bn for its third buyout fund, 10% of which will be a GP commitment.
1 min read · 19 September 2013
The in-house private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group has sold Avelo for £210m to Australian software firm IRESS, returning more than 2x.
1 min read · 19 September 2013
The China-Europe cross-border firm has exited an Italian valve supplier after helping it develop a base in China.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
Richard Favier, former head of restructuring at the UK’s Pension Protection Fund, will help the Jon Moulton-led firm deal with pension deficits at portfolio companies.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
Returning confidence and greater availability of debt financing has allowed deal value to jump 36% from the previous quarter – in sharp contrast to trade valuations, now at their lowest in 4 years.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The Bahrain-based firm will pay £100m to purchase the company from Langholm Capital, which acquired a majority stake in the business in 2008.
1 min read · 19 September 2013
The UK securities regulator has warned investors about an unauthorised entity using the KKR brand to sell securities.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The French fund manager is the latest private equity group to snap up a UK airport.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
