Private Equity
Buyouts executives such as European buyout firm Terra Firma’s Guy Hands are attempting to tap alternative debt providers, especially the sovereign wealth funds, in an effort to keep doing deals.
2 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
Hedge fund managers are rubbing their hands at the prospect of a rapid increase in loan-to-own opportunities as covenant breaches are predicted to rise, according to the latest research.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Publicly listed Tarpon has raised fresh capital for several vehicles and completed a third closing of its ‘All Equities Fund’ on $760 million.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
PPM Capital, the European mid-market firm, has spun out from financial services company Prudential. The team’s leader Neil MacDougall is pleased to be leaving behind large corporate red tape.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
Virgin Active, the Bridgepoint and Permira-backed UK gymnasium, is considering appointing an adviser to sell the company next year.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Intermediate Capital Group, the UK debt investor and fund manager, has recruited for its CDO and institutional mandate team. It is looking to widen its trading expertise with a recruit to its leveraged loans team.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Hellman & Friedman will purchase a 30 percent stake in Paris-based Gaztransport & Technigaz, which builds ship storage and transport systems for liquefied natural gas.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The buyout firm is hoping to transfer its success with women’s shoes and lingerie retailers into the outdoor equipment and clothing market with its purchase of AS Adventure.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
European mid-market firm Bridgepoint has sold Alliance Medical to Dubai International Capital, as the investment firm continues a flurry of acquisitions.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
