After postponing a recapitalisation last year, the consortium which bought UK supermarket Somerfield more than two years ago has decided to auction the business.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
PERE looks back at the year just passed for the trends that mattered most. Today we look at trend number nine – London broke records in 2007 for the most expensive property ever sold. Were the sellers calling the top of the market?
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The spin-out from 3i is profiting from investor appetite for mid-market deals as the credit crunch hits large buyouts.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
After postponing a recapitalisation last year, the consortium which bought UK supermarket Somerfield more than two years ago has decided to auction the business.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The private equity firms bidding for the Turkish supermarket have tabled lower than expected bids, although should the deal complete it will be one of the largest European buyout financed since the problems in the credit markets became apparent.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The Bahrain investment firm has joined the throng of MENA buyout firms continuing doing deals in the West despite the credit crunch.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Large US buyout firms cash out the majority of their equity in a third of deals before they fully exit, but default rates across large private equity companies remain minimal.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The Bahrain investment firm has joined the throng of MENA buyout firms continuing doing deals in the West despite the credit crunch.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Terra Firma will tomorrow launch its overhaul of the UK record business after buying it for £3.2 billion at the height of the buyout boom. It is expected to confirm job cuts at the company.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
A survey has revealed lower mid-market buyout firms are widely appreciated by UK entrepreneurs despite the negative publicity the industry has received in the country.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
