Private Equity
The sector-focused buyout group has sealed its sixth German deal by buying Schleich, a manufacturer of high quality plastic toys.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
3i suffers another setback as £462m Enterprise buyout deal is rejected.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Investcorp, a Bahrain and London-listed alternative assets manager, will buy Armacell International, an insulation manufacturer, for an undisclosed amount, in its second acquisition in the industrial sector this year.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Growth in internet advertising is fuelling media consolidation and private equity is playing its role the tune of €19bn with deals like Clear Channel boosting the total, writes Jennifer Bollen.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Venture capital firm Esprit Capital Partners has acquired a Canadian drug company to merge with its existing portfolio business Kiadis Pharma.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Global take privates in 2006 reached record values boosted by US companies worth almost $97 billion delisting.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
August Equity has sold a windows manufacturer in its third exit of the year.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Hg has realised a five times return on its investment in the Hirschmann Group, a signal transmission business, after selling one of its divisions to US rival Belden for €245 million.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Nordic private equity firm Litorina Kapital has bought a Swedish waste management company, in its second deal this week.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Kennet Partners, a private equity firm, has sold a risk management business to IBM in its third exit in 2006.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
