Private Equity
Baird Capital Partners Europe has led the buyout of Amoena, a manufacturer of breast prostheses, bras and swimwear for women who have had breast cancer surgery. The private equity firm bought the company for €102.25m ($135m) from Coloplast, a Danish medical company.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
CBI director-general Richard Lambert has spoken out in support of the private equity industry.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Private equity interest in the computer chip manufacturing sector shows no sign of waning, with reports that Infineon, a listed German company, is the target of several leading buyout groups.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
The example of the AA, where buyout firm Permira has actually improved the level of disclosure since taking the company private, suggests that the latest transparency initiative may not solve the industry’s woes.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
A study of the corporation tax bills of the ten biggest private equity backed firms in the UK has revealed that, between them, they actually depleted the Treasury’s coffers last year.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Paul Myners, one of the most respected names in the City of London, has defended his criticisms of private equity to PEO, after he had previously highlighted the risks to pension funds.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
European private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has made its fourth investment in Denmark with the acquisition of health and beauty retail chain Matas.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Texas Pacific Group is one of five groups selected by the Italian government to bid for struggling airline Alitalia. It now has until April to put together an offer.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Orlando Italy, an offshoot of the German turnaround specialist set to close a debut €200 million fund, has bought troubled Italian sports label Sergio Tacchini.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
