Private Equity
HgCapital’s renewable energy team, which recently closed a dedicated fund, has made its first investment outside the wind energy sector, backing a German biogas project called Aufwind.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Darwin Private Equity, a new mid-market fund launched by three former large buyout specialists, has received the backing of Lord Rothschild’s vehicle RIT Partners.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
In addition to hiring of C. Michael Armstrong, the New York-based Schroder affiliate has added two managing partners and two associates to its staff.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
CVC Capital Partners has realised most of its investment in German metering business ista, after completing a €2.4 billion secondary sale to UK buyout firm Charterhouse Capital Partners.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
A consortium led by the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations is in exclusive negotiations to buy Saur, a French waste and water management group currently owned by PAI partners.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Candover, the UK-listed private equity investment trust, backed calls for greater disclosure as it reported increased profits and net assets in 2006. However, it believes transparency must have its limits.
3 min read · 03 January 2013
Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz is trying to derail The Blackstone Group’s agreed £96 million bid for La Tasca, a UK tapas chain.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
As expected, UK-listed buyout group 3i has sold UK car park operator NCP to Macquarie for £790m, realising a substantial profit just a year and a half after buying the company.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Apax Partners has become the second buyout firm to invest in Trader Media, a specialist publishing arm of the Guardian Media Group. It has bought a 49.9 percent stake, in a deal that values the company at £1.35 billion.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
UK mid-market firm has seen off trade competition to win backing of ICM Computer Group’s board in take-private deal.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
