Private Equity
The UK-headquartered mezzanine provider has opened a permanent office in Madrid with an initial team of three professionals.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The UK private equity house has taken a 20 percent stake in the £20m buyout of ABI, a Hull-based leisure homes manufacturer.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Nordic private equity firm EQT has agreed to sell Swedish heating and sanitation wholesaler Dahl to French glass and building materials group Saint-Gobain.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
A €6bn mandate from Dutch pension funds ABP and PGGM has increased the firm’s assets under management to €20bn, reinforcing its position as Europe’s largest private equity manager.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The £700 million public-to-private buyout of UK high street retailer New Look has been approved by shareholders despite a reported abstention from fund manager Fidelity.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The IPO of Japanese bank Shinsei meant a windfall for its Ripplewood-led private equity investors, but the exploitation of a tax loophole has caused controversy.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Private equity firms have emerged as the most important players in the consolidation of the European media sector, according to new research.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Energy specialist Lime Rock Partners has announced a brace of deals, one in the UK and another in the US, taking the total investment from its current fund to $100m.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
In a boost to the private equity market in Ukraine, Western NIS Enterprise Fund has successfully exited the country’s leading ceramic brick manufacturer via a secondary buyout.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Eircom, the Irish fixed-line telecom provider, is to be floated on the Irish and London Stock Exchanges by the Valentia private equity consortium, which acquired the business in October 2001.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
