Private Equity
Permira has sold German leather chemicals business TFL to German private equity house Odewald & Compagnie in a deal reportedly worth E200m.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The CVC-Texas Pacific consortium has increased its recommended offer for Debenhams from 455 pence to 470 pence, forcing Laragrove to accept defeat in its efforts to acquire the UK department store chain.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Northern Venture Managers (NVM), the UK private equity firm, has gone independent following a buyout from Aberdeen Asset Management.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Using funding arranged by Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, Boston-based equity house Bain Capital has beaten rivals to acquire Brenntag, the chemicals distribution business sold by Deutsche Bahn.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The oversubscribed fundraising for the French venture capital firm includes commitments from HarbourVest, Access Capital Partners and the European Investment Fund.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Electra Partners Europe has announced the £30m management buyout of Rank Leisure Machine Services, the amusement machine business, from Rank Group.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
ABN AMRO Capital has acquired Global Garden Products, Europe’s largest maker and distributor of lawn mowers and powered garden equipment, from UBS Private Equity for E555m.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Cascade Investment, the family office of Bill Gates, is part of an investor group acquiring a large stake in US alternative investment adviser Hamilton Lane as part of a long-expected equity restructuring at the firm.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
The Greek private equity firm has agreed to pay E60m for a controlling interest in Nikas, an Athens-listed meat processing business.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The Austrian vaccine developer has landed the largest biotechnology financing round for two years with lead investments from MPM Capital and Global Life Science Ventures.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
