Private Equity
Gresham, the UK mid-market buyout firm, has bought the West Cornwall Pasty company, banking on the Cornish snack’s durability in an economic downturn.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Index Ventures and New Enterprise Associates are backing a website that allows companies to hedge their exposure to the weather. In the US alone £3.8 trillion is at risk, according to estimates.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Wendel, the French investment company, has partially floated industry standards consultancy Bureau Veritas, although it retains a majority stake. The float was ten times oversubscribed.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The middle market vehicle easily passed its $2.5 billion target, and more than triples Jordan’s capital under management.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
As buyout firms attempt to vaccinate themselves against the numerous viruses floating around the financial system, are they wise to be investing in healthcare, asks Andy Thomson.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
Through the purchase of website FastBooking, two private equity firms are looking to take advantage of the growing trend of internet booking.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The spin-out from 3i is profiting from investor appetite for mid-market deals as the credit crunch hits large buyouts.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
The global buyout group, whose name means "surprisingly different", has made its first investment in China taking a non-control stake in Galaxy, a casino operator, to fund an ambitious programme of property development and expansion.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Moore, a back office services provider, has hired Simon Chadwick from Bear Stearns to spearhead its drive in London and Japan.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The UK mid-market firm has bought Geo, a company the firm’s founder John Moulton describes as unique in a sector of imitators.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
