Private Equity
Qatari investment arm Three Delta is likely to increase the equity component of its offer for FTSE 100-listed Sainsbury’s to meet concerns of the board that the company will be over-leveraged.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Franklin Templeton Investments’ buyout arm has launched the largest mezzanine fund in central and eastern Europe.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
US TV channel NBC Universal has bought television company Sparrowhawk Media, owner of the Hallmark Channel, for about £175 million. Buyout firms 3i and Providence Equity Partners have spent the last two years turning the business around.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Emap, the media group that is currently being circled by various private equity firms, has paved the way for its forthcoming £2 billion sale by offering its shareholders a way of minimising their potential tax bills.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Industry figures have cautiously welcomed changes in the German tax law to benefit venture capital. However, buyouts remain outside this legislation’s scope, allowing critics to bracket them alongside hedge funds.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Peter Dubens, a UK-based entrepreneur, has taken a first step towards his €550 million target for his debut fund, using proceeds from an AIM flotation and capital from external investors and his team.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
UK mid-market firm Phoenix Equity Partners has bought Abel & Cole, the organic box company in its sixth investment from the fund it raised last year.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
KKR recently augmented its tax lobbying capability - and it’s not alone. Buyout shops are spending millions on Washington’s K Street - synonymous with the Capitol’s powerful lobbyists - as US lawmakers mull legislation that would increase taxes.
4 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
ArcLight Capital Partners has joined 3i’s growth capital division in the latest funding round for UK listed Venture Production, as buyout firms continue to target the oil and gas sector.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
