Private Equity
A consortium including Apax Partners and a South African private hospitals operator has agreed to acquire UK private healthcare business General Healthcare Group.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Michael Jackson’s Beatles catalogue has once again come to his rescue—this time keeping him out of bankruptcy and foreclosure by New York hedge fund Fortress. By Aaron Lovell.
3 min read · 31 December 2012
The London-headquarted mid-market firm has made the first investment from its latest fund with the £322m acquisition of Paragon Healthcare.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Analyst Ben Holmes has been promoted to principal at technology-focused European venture capital investor Index Ventures.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
European buyout firm Duke Street Capital has realised its 70 percent stake in Marie Brizard & Roger International through a €213m sale to drinks distributor Belvedere.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
AIG Capital Partners has acquired a significant stake in UTI Group, a Romanian security systems provider, in a $19.5m (€15.4m) transaction.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
CVC Capital Partners, Texas Pacific Group and Merrill Lynch Private Equity are reportedly set to make total returns of £1.8bn through the realisation of a 60% stake in the retailer.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
A new EC Directive is likely to make extensive and costly demands. By Andy Thomson.
3 min read · 31 December 2012
The Frankfurt-based investor has acquired a majority stake in metal fasteners manufacturer Mecanindus-Vogelsang Group.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
With its upcoming accession to the EU and improving macroeconomic environment, Romania is not only attracting new capital, but yielding returns. Judy Kuan reports.
3 min read · 31 December 2012
