Private Equity
BC Partners, a London-based private equity firm, and AXA Private Equity, the private equity arm of the French insurance group, have teamed up to acquire Médica, a French nursing home business.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
While Russia has dropped its restrictions on rouble convertibility, more change is needed to make the market investor-friendly, says a recent report. By Judy Kuan.
3 min read · 03 January 2013
Alternative Hotel Group’s third offer for De Vere, valuing the company at about €767m, has seen off Permira’s interest in the UK hotel and leisure chain.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Mecom, the AIM-listed, media investment group, has acquired another European publisher with the purchase of Norway’s Orkla Media Group.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
The French private equity-backed retirement home operator has abandoned its plans for an IPO, but is revisiting its dual-track process and may turn to a trade sale.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
New laws stemming from the EU Takeover Directive will impact private equity firms undertaking public-to-privates. By Andy Thomson.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
With the Middle East’s whirlwind fundraising and dealmaking environment, a growing body of major law firms are establishing a presence in the region. By Judy Kuan.
3 min read · 03 January 2013
London and Cambridge-based technology VC Amadeus Capital Partners has received £6.5m of capital from the UK government to support a new £20m enterprise capital fund.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Europe’s private equity industry is heading into choppier waters, according to a leading academic.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Leveraged loan investor Babson Capital has rolled out its first dedicated mezzanine fund as pricing begins to settle against background of interest rate uncertainty.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
