Private Equity
The French buyout firm has brought to an end its nine-year majority ownership of Paris-listed children’s retailer Du Pareil Au Même, selling its stake through a private placement.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
UK turnaround specialist Rutland Partners has bought Attends Healthcare from 3i for €93.5 million.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Private equity firms Cinven, The Carlyle Group and Apax Partners have made a fourth disposal from their 2002 buyout of the business publishing division of Vivendi Universal Publishing, selling MediaMedia USA in a secondary buyout to Vestar Capital Partners.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The ongoing saga over Dutch conglomerate Stork may be set for a further twist, after trade rival Marel built up its stake in the company to 20 percent, threatening to derail Candover’s agreed €1.5 billion bid.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Greek firm Marfin Investment Group has defied expectations by raising €5.2 billion in a matter of weeks for investments in south-east Europe. It will become the world’s biggest listed investment fund.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
In a bid to improve its US performance in line with its table-topping European results, the Scottish bank is relocating Euan Hamilton its global head of leveraged finance to New York.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
IQ Capital, a UK government-backed venture fund, has made a third investment since its launch last year, backing mobile telecoms business OnRelay.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Triple-digit returns have helped the Sao Paulo-based firm reach a first close on what is for now Latin America’s largest private equity fund.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The buyout firm has completed a lucrative exit from UK outdoor equipment retailer Mountain Warehouse, netting a six times return after a £15 million sale.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
US banker Bruce Wasserstein’s investment vehicle has agreed to sell publishing business American Lawyer Media to Apax Partners-backed Incisive Media for $630 million.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
