Private Equity
The Belgian private equity firm has sold two-thirds of its stake in Barco, a Belgian electronics company, for €127m.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The industry’s representative has warned that proposed amendments to the Government’s Pensions Bill could pose a significant threat to the future of the UK private equity industry.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Baring Private Equity Partners has announced its own MBO from ING Group, giving regional teams control over their respective businesses.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Sagitta Private Equity, the UK lower mid-market investor, has appointed experienced buyout professionals Duncan Calam and Toby Wyles as directors.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Mowbray launches European venture FoF; Apatech raises £6.5 million in Series B financing; KKR leads $250m pharma round; ARCH Venture closes $350m Fund VI;
4 min read · 30 December 2012
Deals worth £3.6bn were completed in the UK in Q1 of 2004, up from £3.34bn for the same period last year, despite a drop in larger LBO activity.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Actis has been selected to co-manage the Canada Investment Fund for Africa, a C$200m vehicle to be launched later this year.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Carlyle Group’s Europe Venture Partners fund has invested in its first management buyout with the £34 million leveraged acquisition of the UK’s Kingston Inmedia, a satellite service provider.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
In the wake of two significant European deals, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has hired former Morgan Stanley Capital Partners managing director Christian Rochat.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Vision Capital has sold positions in a recently purchased partnership comprising almost the entire portfolio of CS Structured Credit Fund to a syndicate of private equity investors.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
