Private Equity
Industri Kapital has sold on Consolis in a secondary buyout, making three times its money after a buy-and-build in 2005.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Ripplewood Holdings, a US private equity firm, and Videoncon Industries, an Indian strategic partner, have won the race to acquire Korea’s Daewoo Electronics in a transaction worth a reported $700 million.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
UK regional turnaround specialist Endless has called in the bigger firepower of US fund Sun Capital, through its European arm to co-invest in Pearl Fittings, a manufacturer and supplier of plumbing fittings.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Premier Foods, a UK food group, has terminated discussions with United Biscuits in the £1.7 billion auction for the biscuits and snacks maker, leaving Blackstone as the sole remaining interested party.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
AXA Private Equity has followed up its acquisition of an 85% stake in French airport support equipment supplier by launching a public buyout offer and squeeze-out of the Euronext-listed group.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
The London-based buyout firm is understood to have recouped its equity investment in over-50s leisure and finance company Saga.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Centaurus Capital of the UK and Paulson of the US have forced Dutch conglomerate Stork to hold an EGM later this week, where they will request that the company focus solely on its aerospace business.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
HgCapital has partnered with management to make a 180 pence per share offer for SHL Group, a psychometric assessement company for business clients including Tesco, Citibank and Trinity Mirror.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
The UK buyout firm is moving from restaurants with the planned sale of its stake in Gondola to late-night bars with possible acqusition of Luminar’s unwanted Jumpin’ Jaks and Chicago Rock chains.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
The European buyout group behind some of Europe’s largest transactions is putting Italy on its map with the appointment of Antonio Belloni, a veteran industrialist, as managing partner of its Milanese office.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
