Hope for the revival of Europe’s CMBS market as Deutsche Bank places ‘DECO 2011-CSPK’ backed by a £302m loan made to The Blackstone Group to buy Chiswick Park in London. GIC is also revealed as the mezzanine lender to Blackstone for its deal.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Trimaran paid around $200m for Standard Steel, whose customers include Amtrak, in 2006.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
EnCap's $792m energy infrastructure fund will commit $100m in equity to US Infrastructure Holdings, a Texas-based company focused on acquiring assets in shale gas developments across the US.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Financial services-focused buyout firm AnaCap has completed its third acquisition of a bank after 18 months of negotiations, purchasing Czech Republic-based Banco Popolare Ceská republika.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
The project, which involves the construction of a 772-bed hospital in downtown Montreal, has reached financial close, marking the largest-ever bond offering for a Canadian PPP.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The New York-headquartered distressed debt investor says it is not closing its Asian operations, a claim put forward by a web site this week.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Gulf Credit Partners will launch its debut fund targeting $250m to $300m in September to meet a large demand for leverage, says Gulf CEO Karim El Solh.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
Permira is soon to launch its fifth buyout fund with a target that speaks to a radically changed environment to that of 2006, when it last hit the fundraising trail.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
BBVA, CIC, Dexia, Natixis and SG are backing a consortium led by a subsidiary of Bouygues in the financial close for the 30-year contract to build and operate France’s new Ministry of Defence. The €806m loan will start syndication this month to European banks.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The purchase of G6 Rete Gas from GDF Suez marks the consortium’s third acquisition in the Italian gas distribution sector over the last two years. The deal is set to close in the fourth quarter of 2011.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
