Private Equity
German venture capital firm Wellington Partners has held a final close of its third life science fund on €50m and expects to hold a final close by the summer on €120m.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Bank of Scotland Corporate has made its second deal of the week, funding a £55 million management buyout of a furniture company.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Permira’s takeover bid for EMI has been rejected, sending shares in the group up 3.25p to 271p today.
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
Eleven different groups have expressed an interest in bidding for struggling airline Alitalia, according to the Italian government, including Texas Pacific Group and Terra Firma.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
French private equity firm Activa Capital has added two partners to its business, as it looks to raise its latest €250m fund.
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
The two firms have teamed up to help totes>>Isotoner’s line of accessories and to expand the company’s reach.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Inflexion Private Equity has completed its second transaction in a month with a £12 million buyout of a software company, a week after it sold its £19.1 million venture capital trust.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Baird Capital Partners Europe is closing its first two deals of 2007, backing the €156m management buyout of an aluminium products manufacturer, and selling a plastics manufacturer.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
