Private Equity
The private equity group has completed the £525m trade sale of Westminster Healthcare, making four times its money on its 2002 investment.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The largest institutional fund manager in Canada has announced plans to significantly increase its venture capital investments.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
The Carlyle Groups has sold its 50 percent interest in Italian burner and boiler manufacturer Riello Group to the Riello family.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The French private equity firm has closed an oversubscribed debut fund to invest in small mid-cap companies.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The US private equity firm has consolidated its position as a keen acquirer of distressed debt in Germany by picking up a €1.2bn bad loan portfolio from Dresdner Bank.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Bridgepoint has agreed to acquire Forstinger, an Austrian car part distributor, from two private equity funds that bought the company out of receivership in 2002.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Dallas-based buyout firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst has sold its remaining 20.4 percent stake in UK food retailer Premier Foods for £110m.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Property group Earls Court & Olympia has sold independent UK exhibition business Clarion to the European private equity firm.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Crescent Capital, a subsidiary of First Islamic Investment Bank, has beaten off Terra Firma Capital Partners to acquire South Staffordshire water company for £142.6m.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Northern Ireland-headquartered pharmaceuticals firm Warner Chilcott has agreed to be acquired by DLJ Merchant Banking and JP Morgan Partners, the US-based private equity firms, for more than £1.6bn.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
