Private Equity
Swiss investment manager LGT Capital Partners has closed a €609m fund of funds, which will target the European mid-market.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
The Carlyle Group is teaming up with UK aerospace group BAE Systems to bid for a UK nuclear submarine base.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Investcorp has made its first investment in the energy sector with the $311 million acquisition of an inspection services company from Close Brothers.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
UK firm Electra Private Equity is putting its safety equipment manufacturer up for sale for £500m and is thought to have attracted interest from private equity group Advent International and safety equipment companies Aearo and Norcross Safety.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Linklaters plugs gap left by departing partners with the appointment of Ian Bagshaw, a private equity partner, to join the law firm’s London office.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
New Jersey-based firm GSC Group has closed its third control-oriented fund on $530m.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
German buyout firm Deutsche Beteiligungs has bought a 75% stake in Austria-based MCE, an industrial services company.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
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 · 03 January 2013
Citigroup joins forces with a UK government-backed investor to target African opportunities.
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
