Private Equity
Actis director Alasdair Maclay also advised delegates gathered at PEI's Infrastructure Investor Forum that the firm’s equity returns expectations have held steady and that entry prices will eventually rise, creating lucrative exit opportunities.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Nearly nine years after the firm’s initial investment in Gomez, the web services company is being sold to CompuServe for $295m.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm will use $1bn in equity in to purchase Busch Entertainment's 10 US theme parks, including Sesame Place, SeaWorld and Busch Gardens.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
SeaWorld is among the theme parks Anheuser-Busch InBev may sell to the mega-firm. Meanwhile, CVC has reportedly increased the equity ratio in its €1.3bn bid for the brewer's CEE assets.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Milan-headquartered firm, in which banking group IntesaSanpaolo has a minority stake, is making environmentally-focused investments.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The emerging markets-focused private equity firm fell 40 percent short of its target, due largely to a reduction in commitment size from anchor investor CDC Capital Partners.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK Minister for Science and Innovation is confident that the government’s plan to raise up to £1bn for investment in UK venture capital is achievable.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The deal includes a $1.9bn debt financing package from up to 11 lenders.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The lenders will anchor the German yacht maker with a €55m investment and write down most of its debt. Bain bought Bavaria for €1.3bn in July 2007.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm raised more than $1bn via two traditional private equity funds, while its listed fund of funds recently raised nearly $100m for fresh secondaries deals.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
