Private Equity
European private equity investor CVC Capital Partners has launched Cordatus, a debt management business with the recent appointments of two former Deutsche Bank execs.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
German venture capital firm Wellington Partners and German/US VC Earlybird portfolio company NoemaLife has seen a 37% increase in share price since floating on the Milan Stock Exchange at the end of last week.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Australian investment bank Macquarie has held an initial close of its European infrastructure fund on €618m and reported a 13% increase in profits in its annual results.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Following the recent sale of power station owner Carron Energy, UK private equity firm Rutland Partners has made 3x its money with the flotation of pawnbroker H&T Group.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
The Nordic buyout firm has reportedly paid €1.3 billion to acquire German television, broadband and telephony provider Kabel BW from Blackstone and Caisse de Depot et Placement de Quebec.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Global buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is planning to raise up to $1.5 billion from an IPO on Amsterdam’s Euronext Exchange.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Global private equity house Carlyle and Dutch buyout firm Oranje-Nassau Groep have stumped up €160m to acquire Dutch specialty chemicals business Stahl from Investcorp in a €520m transaction.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
The London-based private equity firms have appointed Rothschild and Wyvern Partners to advise on a flotation of Swiss aircraft maintenance company SR Technics.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
Following the collapse of a lower offer from business software group Sage, HgCapital has made a NOK4.32bn bid for Norwegian accounting software business Visma.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
London-based investor Sovereign Capital has backed the acquisition of events catering provider Heathcotes by portfolio company Lindley.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
