Vestar Capital has sold Birds Eye seven years after leading a $175m recap of the frozen food company. It marks Blackstone's fourth US private equity deal this year.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
A highly leveraged deal in 2006 by Fortress Investment Group is still generating headlines three years later.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
A lower interest rate in Brazil means unprecedented opportunity for private equity, reports David Snow.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The US pension is the latest to join the government’s programme meant to jumpstart the credit markets, which CalPERS has said it will not join.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The Middle East investment firm will acquire a 20% interest in Gulf Cryo to help accelerate the company’s growth.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
The $126bn pension has created a new allocation to house its investments in the US Public Private Investment Programme.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Contrary to what one might expect, a lot of managers are finding 2009 to be a good time to launch an infrastructure fund. From curious investors in emerging markets to helping hands from governments, there are plenty of reasons to be planning a roadshow.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
The firm may try to replicate one of its greatest triumphs – the successful turnaround of Continental Airlines – in a deal that could reportedly be worth $300m or more.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Sentinel Capital Funding will provide financing for US developers. Oaktree has partnered with Integral Communities principals Eugene Rosenfeld and Craig Manchester.
1 min read · 08 February 2013
Dirk Leasure will head a team of investment bankers who are preparing for a 'substantial increase' in private equity transactions next year.
1 min read · 08 February 2013
