Private Equity
UK turnaround specialist Rutland Partners has bought Attends Healthcare from 3i for €93.5 million.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Bramdean Asset Management, the fund manager run by City of London “superwoman” Nicola Horlick, has raised £131 million for a London-listed fund-of-funds, which aims to give retail investors access to the superior returns of alternative investments.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
European buyout firm Permira has upped its stake in Valentino to 60.2 percent, as it seeks to buy out the Italian fashion brand.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
US buyout firm TPG is considering a bid for cable broadband company Virgin Media. It is also lining up its first Russian deal.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
European buyout firm Permira has sold Takko, a German fashion discount chain, to Advent International for €770 million. The deal comes as Permira looks to sell another retail asset – UK high street chain New Look.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Illustrious fund manager Anthony Bolton of Fidelity has voiced concerns that the private equity industry has reached the end of its cycle. He also complained buyout firms are poaching talent from the public markets.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
US buyout firm HIG Capital is planning to hire as many as 30 local professionals in about six months, as it prepares to start spending a €600 million European fund. James Taylor talks to managing director Paul Canning about the firm’s ambitious plans for Europe.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
Lloyds Development Capital has made an exit from the company behind iconic hair-styling brand ghd after just 12 months, selling it to Montagu Private Equity for £160 million.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
US buyout firm HIG Capital is planning to hire as many as 30 local professionals in about six months, as it prepares to start spending a €600 million European fund. James Taylor talks to managing director Paul Canning about the firm’s ambitious plans for Europe.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
The communications sector specialist has done yet another deal in the European cable TV and telecoms area with the acquisition of Melita Cable, a Maltese provider valued at about €170 million. It believes broadband migration, internet telephony and pay-TV services will provide the main growth opportunities.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
