Private Equity
Advent has struck a deal for RBS’s stakes in Priory Group, valuing the company at £925m, as the bank continues to rebuild its balance sheet.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
For the second time this month, Apax Partners has seen a major buyout offer collapse.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
CMBOR figures show Europe’s exit markets heating up during last year, boosted by a resurgence in IPOs which reached a total value of €21.6bn.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Avista Capital Partners is providing a fresh round of capital for the boutique energy discovery and production company Celtique.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
A number of European heavyweights will seek up to €150 million in their efforts to expand one attractive mid-market business in Italy.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Swiss giant’s global expansion continues. New York-based Karin Hallin will head up a new office in São Paolo, Brazil.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Morgan Stanley Credit Partners raised just under $1bn for its debut fund, which focuses on corporate mezzanine deals in North America and Europe.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm’s secondary team, which has committed 75% of its $2.9bn Fund VII, has jointly funded the spin-out of a German VC group whose new media portfolio includes some high profile companies like Groupon.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
A proposed law could retroactively cut by 30% tariffs in the Spanish photovoltaic industry - a sector that has attracted signifcant PE support - opening the door to a wave of bankruptcies.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Pying-Huan Wang has been hired to head infrastructure investments at Swiss-Asia Financial Services, which is preparing to launch its debut infrastructure vehicle.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
