The UK’s 3i looks set to be the successful bidder for Germany’s leading sparkling wine producer, Mumm Sekt, which has been put up for sale by Seagram.
The Sweden-based private equity group has sold its majority stake and the Dutch firm its minority position in the Finnish chemicals group to US firm J M Huber Inc.
Carlyle Group, one of the biggest private equity funds in the US, has announced that it plans to raise E500m for a new European real estate fund.
UK wealth management group SG Hambro has again teamed up with UK private equity house Duke Street to launch a private equity fund for its individual investor clients
Corven completes seed financing, LDC exits Wolff Olins
It’s possible that the two front runners bidding for the Irish telecom will be hearing who has won very soon.
Despite many expecting to see Kingfisher sell its Woolworths chain of stores to a private equity bidder, it has instead opted to de-merge the operation.
Having waited until the eleventh hour to submit its bid for Wolverhampton & Dudley, Pubmaster’s proposed price has left shareholders distinctly cold
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Close Brothers, Barclays, Amadeus Capital, AXA Private Equity and Aberdeen Murray Johnstone in new deals