Private Equity
The Netherlands-based media group said it is not currently in discussions with any other potential buyers.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The European arm of Vestar Capital Partners has acquired a wood flooring joint venture from Nordic Capital and a Swiss forest products company.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Hicks Muse Tate & Furst’s fourth fund has taken another hit, as the firm intends to write off almost half of its $225m investment in Home Interiors.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
A UK private equity group is considering legal action against the previous shareholders of the UK off-licence chain Unwins.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Vestar has completed the fundraising for its fifth fund, roping in $3.7bn in commitments. Ireland’s National Pension Reserve fund is among the fund’s backers.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
If accepted by the Danish telecoms company’s shareholders, the €10 billion deal would be the largest private equity buyout yet seen in the Nordic region.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
According to a report in The Times, Apax Partners CEO Martin Halusa has forecast that there will be a $100bn private equity fund within a decade.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The New York-based private equity firm has led a syndicate of investors in funding a start-up UK oil exploration firm.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Dresdner Bank has sold a second portfolio of real estate non-performing loans to Lone Star, which has teamed up with Merrill Lynch.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Mega buyouts have helped push the value of MBOs that took place in the UK during 2005 to almost £25 billion.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
