Private Equity
Private equity demand for management talent working with portfolio companies on an interim basis is on the rise, says Valeria Vescina.
9 min read · 30 December 2012
The Chicago-headquartered private equity group has acquired the group purchasing group in the long-term, alternate-care and acute-care markets.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The infrastructure investment arms of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and OMERS, respectively, will acquire gas distribution networks in the UK from National Grid Transco in a £3.16bn deal.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Five months after opening an office in Madrid, the pan-European buyout firm has won the race for 600 retails stores sold by Ahold.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Bridgepoint, the London-based mid-market investor, has made a return of more than two times capital from the £135m sale of Western Wines to Canada’s Vincor International.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
LGT Capital Partners has closed Crown Private Equity European Buyout Opportunities, its first FoF dedicated to small and mid-market buyout funds in Europe.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Carlyle Group, the Washington DC-based global private equity firm, has completed the €338m buyout of AZ Electronic Materials of Germany and drafted in a new management team.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The emerging markets specialist has taken an 80 percent stake in Banque Commerciale du Rwanda in a transaction valued at $6m.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Soros-backed Presidio I has completed its first transaction, investing alongside Indigo Capital in an Italian vinyl finish company sponsored by PM & Partners.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The buyout group has beaten off competition from rivals to acquire two of the UK’s leading cinema chains Odeon and UCI for close to £600m.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
