Private Equity
The UK-based buyout firm has beaten off competition from BC Partners to purchase Autobar, a UK-based packaging and vending machine company, from the Kuwaiti Investment Authority for more than €800m.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Bridgepoint Capital has made a recommended £209m cash offer for London-based self-storage specialist Mentmore through its existing portfolio company, Safestore.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Palamon Capital Partners has acquired the European division of Six Flags Inc, a US-based theme park operator, in its largest acquisition to date.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Spanish sponsors Nmas1 Private Equity and Corpfin Capital have acquired security firm Segur Iberica in a €38m secondary buyout.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
CVC Capital Partners has agreed to sell 100 percent of the share capital in Trench Electric Holdings to Germany’s Siemens.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Sagard, a €600m French-Canadian private equity fund, has acquired niche French publishing company Groupe Moniteur from Cinven, Carlyle Group and Apax Partners for €275m.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The UK mid-market buyout firm has held a final closing of its third fund, exceeding its £200m target and securing commitments from new international investors.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Altor Equity Partners, the Nordic private equity firm, is set to complete its fourth investment with the €275m acquisition of Dynapac, a Swedish paving equipment business.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
London-based pan-European private equity firm Doughty Hanson has made its second IPO announcement in quick succession.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The venture partnership between Boston’s Thomas H. Lee Partners and Putnam Investments agrees to take private a Filipino business outsourcing company.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
