Private Equity
US group Bain Capital has agreed a $3.5 billion deal for South African retailer Edgars Consolidated Stores, the largest buyout ever recorded in the country.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The acquisition of the placement agent Crane Capital Associates has added a global platform from which the bank can compete with the likes of Credit Suisse and UBS.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The New York-based firm has expanded its London and New York teams with additions to the firm’s industrial and global industry groups.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Permira’s managing partner is waiting for a meeting with the GMB union boss to present the industry’s case and end calls for a clamp down on tax relief on corporate debt.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The CVC-led consortium preparing a £9 billion bid for Sainsbury’s, a UK supermarket chain, has been further strengthened after Texas Pacific Group decided to abandon a rival bid and join the group.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Swiss alternatives manager Partners Group is acquiring heavyweight US real estate advisor Pension Consulting Alliance.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The firm will combine the two companies—Backyard Adventures and Leisure Time Products—into one: Backyard Leisure.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
New research on the venture capital market provides some grounds for optimism, as an increase in typical deal size takes investment levels to a four-year high despite fewer deals taking place.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
European private equity firm Atlantic Bridge Ventures has bought Logica’s telecoms business in a deal that announces the final close of the firm’s first fund on €100m.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
3i will look to raise £1.3 billion by floating an infrastructure fund on the London Stock Exchange, which will acquire 3i’s current portfolio of assets in the sector.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
