Private Equity
Countrywide shareholders reject 3i’s £978 million take-private bid, leaving the listed buyout firm about £4 million worse off.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Phoenix Equity Partners, a UK mid-market private equity firm, hopes to build its presence in the north of England after recruiting John Rastrick from 3i to launch a Leeds office.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Candover has teamed up with a trade player to win the hotly-contested auction for Europe’s largest theme park operator.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Texas Pacific Group is reportedly mulling a bid for Italian airline Alitalia, amid indications that investors may be losing confidence in its Qantas deal.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Danish investment firm Sparinvest has closed its fund of funds on $640m, which will invest in property vehicles around the world.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Europe’s largest private equity firm is refusing to raise its bid for Countrywide, a UK estate agent, despite growing shareholder opposition.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Carlyle Group has acquired a combined stake of 27.65 percent in Allsec Technologies, a company listed on Indian stock exchanges, for $25.4 million as Carlyle founder joins board.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Whole business securitisations of water utilities can attract better ratings, which means cheaper debt, according to Standard & Poor’s. Nicholas Lockley explains how.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
New Zealand-based biotechnology company CoDa Therapeutics has raised $20 million of venture capital funding. It is the latest example of increased venture appetite for biotech companies in the region.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Lucio Ranaudo has joined UK buyout firm Bridgepoint’s Milan office after five years at L Capital.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
