Private Equity
HIG Europe has won control of struggling marketing company Bezier using a debt for equity swap, an increasingly common tool for sponsors acquiring distressed assets from banks.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Darwin Private Equity has acquired cloud-based computing company Attenda from M/C Partners, a private equity firm which specialises in communications, media and IT.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
CVC, no stranger to partnering with entrepreneurs after investing in F1 with Bernie Ecclestone, has acquired a majority stake in a gym chain owned by Richard Branson’s Virgin Group.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
HgCapital Trust, the listed arm of Ian Armitage (pictured)-led buyout group HgCapital, outperformed the FTSE All Share index in the first half - although NAV growth was down on H2 last year.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Following much demur from the buyout industry, the Australian government has released draft legislation addressing tax uncertainties, although they are unlikely to fully appease GPs.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The Fifth Cinven Fund launched in March and is targeting less than its predecessor's €6.5bn fundraising in 2006.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
UK newspaper group Daily Mail and General Trust has sold its US-based trade show management business to media specialist Providence Equity Partners.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Funds managed by the private equity investor have acquired 11 wind farms from ACS as part of the latter’s ongoing sale of its renewables portfolio.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Blackstone Energy Partners is targeting between $2bn and $3bn for a broad range of energy investments, including power, natural resources and alternative energies.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The $83.8bn retirement system’s second quarter commitments focused heavily on mid-market funds.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
