The buyout firm has partnered with CMS Computers to spin out two of its divisions into a new company with Blackstone as the majority owner.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The auction process for the Irish power group attracted acceptable bids, but concerns over their ‘deliverabiliy’ have led Arcapita to put the sale on ice.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The auction process for the Irish power group attracted acceptable bids, but concerns over their ‘deliverabiliy’ have led Arcapita to put the sale on ice.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The Florida-based firm’s portfolio company Kellwood has finalised a $179m divestiture, selling off two brands to a newly created Sun Capital platform company to repay its debt.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The auction process for the Irish power group attracted acceptable bids, but concerns over their ‘deliverability’ have led Arcapita to put the sale on ice.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The San Francisco-based private equity firm acquired US Silica from Harbinger Capital Partners in a deal including more than $102m in debt.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
A changing economic landscape means private equity portfolios must be examined through a new lens, writes Steve Moseley.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Investment bank Close Brothers is corralling mid-market GPs to acquire leveraged debt owned by Icelandic bank Kaupthing. The debt relates to such buyouts as Coral Eurobet and Merlin Entertainment Group.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
A South Korean court cleared bank and government officials of price manipulation in the $1.2bn sale of Korea Exchange Bank in 2003 to the US private equity firm. Lone Star has lost two agreements to sell its stake at an enormous profit as the result of ongoing lawsuits.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The portfolio of 17 multifamily properties in five US states is a joint venture with JRK Birchmont's parent company, JRK Holdings. REIT AIMCO sold the properties owing to the dislocation in the credit markets, JRK said.
1 min read · 12 January 2013