Private Equity
Higher levels of debt in private equity buyouts in Europe has increased risks for financial institutions warns a report from De Nederlandsche Bank, the Dutch central bank.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
3i consortium will have to work hard to make bid premium pay in its proposed takeover of Anglian Water’s UK owner, according to broker Collins Stewart.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
German contrarian Hans Albrecht has invested in his second deal through his firm’s 2004 fund, buying two Austrian electronics retailers with VMS, an Austrian rival turnaround specialist.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Two private equity firms, one in Hong Kong, and the other in London, are poised to take a controlling stake in a mobile phone operator in New Zealand that has been attempting to break the country’s duopoly.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
A study by CMBOR has revealed contrasting fortunes for the UK and Continental European buyout markets.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
The UK-quoted investment trust has finally put behind it the defence of 3i’s hostile bid seven years ago, with a decision to abandon the cap on its re-investment policy in favour of full-blown commitment to asset class.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Industry’s efforts to match historic returns are compromised by the increased level of competition from rivals, which is making it harder to complete deals, says survey.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Esprit Capital Partners has invested a further £0.7m in the £2.8m Series B funding of the UK fabless semiconductor company.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Actis, a UK Private equity firm, is investing $42 million to fund the expansion of an Indian over-the-counter healthcare and personal care business.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Hogg Robinson, a UK business travel company majority owned by European buyout firm Permira, has set a price range for its planned October flotation, valuing the business at around £380m.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
