Private Equity
MBK Partners in its second deal this week has beaten two local private equity firms to seal its first deal in Japan, investing ¥71 billion in Yayoi, a business software unit of internet service provider Livedoor.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The UK mid-market firm is looking to roll out 7city Group’s business internationally and to increase its product range after backing a management buyout.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The long-running sale of Jupiter Asset Management could finally reach a conclusion, after US buyout firm TA Associates emerged as the most likely backer of a €1 billion management buyout.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The value of leveraged buyouts in Europe in quarter three fell by more than two-thirds while providing evidence that the mid-market continues to be an active source of deals.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Nordic buyout firm Industri Kapital has made its latest investment in the German industrial sector, buying process engineering business Schenck from UK-based HgCapital.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The recently unveiled Pan-African Infrastructure Development Fund has received a significant investment from the South African Government Employees’ Pension Fund.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Actis, the emerging markets buyout firm, has made its first investment in Pakistan in nine years making a growth capital investment in ex-Halliburton oil and gas services company LMKR.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The listed trust of the UK buyout firm has recruited diplomat Lord Jay of Ewelme as a non-executive director a week after the firm bought the politically sensitive Dutch business Stork.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
As the chair of the Institutional Limited Partners Association, CalPERS’ Joncarlo Mark will focus on growing the organisation’s research and education platforms.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Inflexion Private Equity has bought Aspen Pumps, one of Europe’s leading air conditioning businesses, in a deal worth about £25 million.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
