Private Equity
Candover has salvaged its troubled bid for Dutch conglomerate Stork by teaming up with the Icelandic consortium that jeopardised its initial bid.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
CVC, led by chairman Michael Smith, has raised Europe’s largest-ever private equity fund in spite of credit market problems making larger buyouts difficult to achieve.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Two Macquarie funds are set to invest an undisclosed amount in Universal Weather and Aviation, a Texas-based service provider to the business aviation industry.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Who was really at fault for the Sainsbury’s debacle? Nicholas Lockley points the finger.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
Nordic head Kurt Björklund and his US counterpart Tom Lister are to be appointed co-managing partners in response to the firm's dramatic growth over the last decade which has seen it grow from €2 billion under management to €22 billion.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Southern European firm's focus hits investor sweet spot as the mid-market finds favour in the credit crunch.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
Duke Street Capital’s decision to report on all its portfolio companies will boost the number of companies covered by the Walker code, but it also underlines worries that Walker’s remit will soon affect smaller deals, writes Nicholas Lockley.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Brazilian private equity firm will invest $136 million in Laboratório Americano de Farmacoterapia, a Brazilian pharmaceutical company.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Secondary sale nets healthy return for the quoted buyout trust. Graphite backed the recruitment business from start-up to a network of 17 offices.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Oak Hill Capital Partners looks to round out its growing aerospace portfolio with the purchase of Firth Rixson.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
