The Stockholm-based investor hopes to strengthen Outokumpu Copper’s position in the Asian market following the deal, thought to be worth around €600m.
A host of private equity bidders were outmanoeuvred by a South Korean brewing firm in the battle for control of one of the Asian drinks industry’s most prized assets.
The board of UK computer games publisher Eidos has withdrawn its support for the Elevation Partners cash offer for the company in favour of a higher share offer from a trade buyer.
Terra Firma Capital Partners is set to sign terms to acquire German property group Viterra for €7 billion in Europe’s largest private equity deal to date.
TDR Capital and Sun Capital Partners are the equity sponsors of Life Company Investor Group’s £1.025bn purchase of HHG’s closed life assurance funds.
The global venture capital firm has announced the purchase of a 50 percent stake in oil service newco RBGltd, and a €3.1m investment in Norwegian water treatment company Epcon Offshore.
HBM BioVentures is poised to acquire fellow Swiss life science investor International BM Biomedicine, following the recommendation of its CHF80m offer by the target company’s directors.
The secondary giant is buying the VC portfolio of the Société Innovatech du Grand Montréal in a C$200m privatisation.
HgCapital has acquired a windfarm in Wales in what it expects to be a series of renewable energy deals.
Bain Capital has agreed to sell laundry products maker Alliance to Teachers’ Private Capital in a $450m secondary buyout.