Private Equity
Fortress Investment, the global private investment house, has agreed to take private Greek oil shipping company Stelmar Shipping.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Royal Bank Debt Ventures, the debt finance arm of Royal Bank of Scotland, has acquired Condor Ferries, an operator of ferry and catamaran services to the Channel Islands.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Change Capital Partners has acquired a UK blinds manufacturer in a secondary MBO valued at £115m, providing a full exit for Close Brothers Private Equity.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Closed less than five months after launch, the UK mid-market fund formed by four ex-3i executives plans to invest up to £100m per transaction.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Swiss Life, the Zurich-headquartered life insurance business, has sold a CHF400 million private equity portfolio to Pantheon Ventures, the UK-based fund of funds group.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The private equity arm of UK insurance company Prudential has appointed 39-year-old Neil MacDougall to succeed Jonathan Morgan as managing director of the firm.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
3i is once again looking outside the organisation to fill a senior position – this time that of finance director – after new chief executive Philip Yea announced a reshuffle yesterday.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The final round of bidding for the £380m UK cinema chain has narrowed the field down to the two private equity firms and one property investor.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The secondary specialist has hired former executive search professional Elaine Small as managing director in the new office.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Accent Equity Partners, the Swedish mid-market private equity firm, has announced a final closing of its debut fund on €250m.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
