Private Equity
Sovereign Capital, a London-based mid-market private equity firm, has increased its investment team to 17 with the appointment of investment manager Mark Williams.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Cinven have won an auction to acquire Dutch cable television operator Casema from three other private equity firms for €2.1bn.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Permira, a European buyout firm, has bought All3Media, maker of UK television programmes Richard and Judy and Formula One, from Bridgepoint for £320m.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
CDC Group and Norfund have sold part of their shareholding in Aureos Capital, a small cap private equity manager in emerging markets, to the management.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
A source close to the matter said the firm has been looking at HCA for a few weeks, but is unlikely to submit a competing offer.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Blackstone and KKR are understood to be pursuing an interest in two retail units owned by GUS, despite a recent announcement by the UK retail group to demerge the businesses.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
The Canada Investment Fund for Africa, to be managed by emerging markets-focused firms Actis and Cordiant, will target mid-market opportunities across Africa.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Panmure Capital, a joint venture between UK stockbroker Panmure Gordon and Bank of Scotland, will receive the full attention of chairman Richard Wyatt, who steps down from his role as executive chairman of Panmure Gordon to focus on the private equity business.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Emerging markets investor Actis has hired former Go and Virgin Nigeria Airways founder Simon Harford to pilot its Nigerian operation. Robert Venes talks to Peter Schmid, Actis’ managing partner for Africa, about Harford’s appointment and the firm’s activities in the region.
3 min read · 03 January 2013
The New York-based investment bank has invited Kevin Bousquette to join its merchant banking business.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
