Private Equity

Western Europe

Buyout houses rev up for CVC’s motorbike business

Dorna, CVC’s motorbike racing rights business forced into auction by competition issues, is attracting early interest from rival buyout groups.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Sovereign bolsters business services activities

The London-based private equity firm has appointed former PricewaterhouseCoopers business services specialist Phil Hinson to its team.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Permira, Barclays bid for UK retirement homes

Permira and Barclays Capital have reportedly made a £900m offer for listed retirement homes builder McCarthy & Stone.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

DLJ Spinout invests $50m in oil exploration

Avista Capital Partners has committed $50 million to London-based Celtique Energie Limited to develop and explore onshore basins in Europe and Africa.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

Dunedin receives £75m from quoted trust

Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust, a quoted investment trust vehicle of Dunedin Capital Partners, has committed £75m to the firm’s second buyout fund.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Advent in breakthrough Mexican deal

The global private equity firm has acquired a major clothing retailer in Mexico for $200 million. The deal includes $90 million in cash-flow based debt.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

3i makes 3x money on UK engineering exit

London-listed investor 3i has generated £22m in proceeds on its 1994 investment in engineering company Tensar through a sale to Arcapita-owned US business Tensar Corporation.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

Axa joins Eurotunnel rescue group

French captive Axa Private Equity is giving Eurotunnel’s restructuring a Gallic seal of approval, assuaging French retail investors and taking the group a step closer to recovery.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Charterhouse sells baby products business for £460m

UK investor Charterhouse Capital Partners has sold baby food products business Avent less than a year after acquiring the company from its founders and global private equity firm 3i.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Guidelines go global

A new set of private equity valuation guidelines have been endorsed in the farthest corners of the world - but not in the US. By Judy Kuan.

3 min read · 03 January 2013

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