The US investment firm that took over troubled Austrian bank Bawag-PSK in May is now selling a property package that belonged to its new acquisition.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Central and eastern European buyout firm Mid Europa Partners closed the largest-ever fund in the region on €1.53 billion, 40 percent oversubscribed.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
KKR and Goldman Sachs have struck a $400 million deal allowing them to terminate their agreed $8 billion buyout of Harman International Industries without litigation or paying a breakup fee to the audio equipment maker.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
CDC, the UK government-backed emerging markets fund of funds, has nearly quadrupled its allocations to microfinance – the provision of small loans to entrepreneurs in developing nations.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Sentinel Capital Partners, unhampered by the credit crunch, is continuing a fast-paced year. This week the firm acquired one auto parts supplier and sold another.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Lion Capital, the European buyout firm, has called off a planned listing for Japanese restaurant chain Wagamama because a trade sale will fetch a better price as it looks to exit after two years ownership.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Rivenrock Capital has bought Small World Toys out of bankruptcy in yet another distressed play amid tightening credit markets.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Wonder how the banks minimised the red ink bleeding over third quarter results? Private Equity International's David Snow explains.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Alternative asset manager The Blackstone Group is reportedly preparing a bid for US student loan provider Sallie Mae, once it resolves its dispute over a JC Flowers-led consortium’s abandoned $25 billion bid.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Gresham, the UK mid-market buyout firm, has bought the West Cornwall Pasty company, banking on the Cornish snack’s durability in an economic downturn.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
