Private Equity
The European mega fund has bought a stake in Britvic, a UK soft drinks company, to convince its board to come to the table. The tactic might help end a run of high-profile public-to-private reversals.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Investcorp, the Bahrain-based alternative investment group, has launched a joint venture with WMG - a long/ short hedge fund focused on Asia.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
The UK’s trade association has responded to suggestions from Sir Derek Higgs, a champion of corporate governance, that buyout firms need to increase transparency by highlighting the good relations between the industry and its investors.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
ECI Partners, a UK mid-market buyout firm, is selling Enviros, the UK’s largest independent environmental consultancy business, to Alfred McAlpine for £30m or 2.6 times the investment.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
French firm Truffle Venture has added a second telecoms-focused company to its portfolio with the acquisition of MoMac, a mobile phone content business.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
The European equity powerhouse has recruited a full team of ex-bankers to support the launch of Peter Combe’s lending unit.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
3i has completed its third exit in two weeks with the $75m sale of a global positioning systems company it invested in alongside Nordic VC InnovationsKapital.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
International Paper has also agreed to sell a separate unit to Australian forest products company Carter Holt Harvey, bringing the total value of the company’s many spinouts to approximately $11bn.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
The Private Equity Foundation, a new initiative designed to help the industry co-ordinate its charitable giving, launched in London last night.
3 min read · 03 January 2013
Frontiers Capital, a specialist telecoms and technology venture capital firm, hires Charlie Parker from Boston Consulting Group.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
