The US investment firm is the most prominent interested party in the bidding for UK investment bank Close Brothers and it is reportedly lining up a quick sale of the bank’s assets upon acquisition.
UK lower mid-market buyout firm Isis Equity Partners has bought Playforce, as the smaller buyout market keeps on swinging despite the credit crunch.
Should courts rule that BCE’s purchasing consortium must buy out the telecom’s disgruntled bondholders, Ontario Teachers’ has said the largest LBO agreed to date may fail.
Should courts rule that BCE’s purchasing consortium must buy out the telecom’s disgruntled bondholders, Ontario Teachers’ has said the largest LBO agreed to date may fail.
PERE looks back at the year just passed for the trends that mattered most. Today we look at trend number ten - the deep freeze in US and European debt markets led to a giant pause in real estate activity and deteriorated lending terms for those still acquiring property.
The alternative investment firm raised the vehicle in just two months, co-founder Howard Marks told PEO.
While turmoil in the global credit markets will have and has had serious consequences for lenders during the buyout boom, larger buyouts will resurge in the next year, according to Swiss investment firm Partners Group.
The alternative investment firm raised the vehicle in just two months, co-founder Howard Marks told PEO.
While turmoil in the global credit markets will have and has had serious consequences for lenders during the buyout boom, larger buyouts will resurge in the next year, according to Swiss investment firm Partners Group.
The consortium led by UK billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s The Virgin Group has expanded its Northern Rock turnaround team, as expectant bidders await the results of a Goldman Sachs proposed financing solution.