Private Equity
A private equity consortium led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has reduced its offer for Dutch retailer Vendex from €1.43bn to €1.40bn following disappointing trading performance at the target company.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Continental Europe is seeing a consistently strong flow of large buyouts, according to new figures from the UK’s Centre for Management Buyout Research (CMBOR).
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Vintage Venture Partners, a private equity secondaries investor focused on Israel, has completed the final closing of its debut fund with $64m of commitments.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Intermediate Capital Group has announced an imminent final closing of its latest mezzanine fund as year end results show an increase in pre-tax profits of 21 percent with core income up to £62.2m.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Athens-based Dolphin Capital Partners is targeting €100m for a debut private equity fund focused on leisure-integrated real estate opportunities in Greece, Cyprus, Turkey and Croatia.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
PAI Partners, the Paris-based private equity firm, has completed the sale of its 70 percent stake in Antargaz, the liquid petroleum gas (LPG) distributor, to American company UGI.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Hamilton Bradshaw has been launched by James Caan and Tony Sarin with £30m of initial equity to provide entrepreneurial management as well as financial resources to UK-based companies.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Vendex, the Dutch retailer, has received a €1.43 billion offer from a private equity consortium comprising Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, AlpInvest Partners and Change Capital Partners.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Contrary to market speculation, WH Smith has agreed to allow Permira to conduct confirmatory due diligence following its £940m approach for the UK retailer earlier this week.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Pan-European private equity firm Bridgepoint has seen off opposition bidders, securing exclusivity to purchase the prison management unit of Group 4 Falck for a reported £200m.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
