Barclays Private Equity
Silicon Valley Bank hires Rees as market manager
Gavin Rees joins the US-based high-tech-focused commercial bank’s UK office
Key Capital Partners appoints chairman
UK-based Key Capital Partners has hired former Barclays Private Equity co-head Tom Lamb as non-executive chairman.
Buyout activity slumps in Q4
While the dip in European buyout activity was not as sharp as expected in the third quarter, dealflow has since then slowed down considerably – leaving little hope for an uptick on 2010’s year-end figures. Greg Gille reports
Equistone plans to expand in the North
Equistone Partners Europe, formerly known as Barclays Private Equity, is reportedly planning to expand its team in Northern England.
Barclays PE spin out Equistone launches
Barclays has sold Barclays Private Equity (BPE) to its management team, to form a new entity named Equistone, which officially launched today.
Barclays Private Equity buys UETIKON
Barclays Private Equity has acquired 100% of fine chemicals specialist CU UETIKON together with the management.
Equistone leads Unither MBO
Equistone Partners (formerly Barclays Private Equity) has backed the secondary MBO of French pharmaceutical company Unither from ING Parcom, CM-CIC Investissement and Picardie Investissement.
BPE sells FirstAssist; Ninth exit in 2011
Barclays Private Equity has sold FirstAssist Insurance Services Ltd. for £71m to healthcare provider Cigna.
GE overcomes hurdle in Converteam trade sale
General Electric (GE) has reached an agreement with the US Justice Department (DoJ) allowing it to acquire French engineering group Converteam from Barclays Private Equity and LBO France.
Barclays acquires IN tIME Express Logistik from ECM
Barclays Private Equity has bought IN tIME Express Logistik from ECM Equity Capital Management.
Bregal buys Novem from creditors
Bregal Capital has acquired troubled automotive supplier Novem.
Barclays PE sells Martek Power to Cooper Industries
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has sold French energy conversion specialist Martek Power to Cooper Industries for €130m.
€119m refinancing for PE-backed FPEE
AtriA Capital Partenaires, Pragma Capital and Barclays Private Equity (BPE) have refinanced the 2009 buyout of French building materials company FPEE with a €119m debt package.
Blackstone acquires Jack Wolfskin for €700m
Private equity house Blackstone has acquired outdoor equipment and clothing company Jack Wolfskin in a secondary buyout worth €700m.
Former Barclays-owned Novem in talks about sale
Former Barclays Private Equity-owned automotive supplier Novem Group is reported to be placed on the market again.
Blackstone nears Jack Wolfskin deal
Private equity company Blackstone is close to a possible acquisition of German outdoor equipment provider Jack Wolfskin, according to reports.
Barclays PE buys The Mill for £119m from Carlyle
In a tertiary buyout Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has acquired advertising visual effects group The Mill for £119m from The Carlyle Group.
Barclays PE and LBO France exit Converteam in $3.2bn trade sale
Barclays Private Equity and LBO France have sold 90% of French power conversion and engineering company Converteam to General Electrics for $3.2bn - around 13x EBITDA.
BPE’s Femcare sale generates 2x return
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has sold Femcare Group Limited to Utah Medical Products Inc for £25m.
Barclays Private Equity exits Siteco
Barclays Private Equity has sold Siteco Lighting GmbH to Osram, a subsidiary of the Siemens Group, for an undisclosed amount.
ICG acquires Gerflor from AXA PE
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has agreed to acquire French flooring business Gerflor from AXA Private Equity, for an undisclosed amount.
Barclays PE exits Swiss fashion retailer
Barclays Private Equity has exited its stake in Swiss fashion chain Schild.
Apax Partners et al. express interest in Jack Wolfskin
Apax Partners, Advent International and CVC Capital Partners have shown interest in the sale of German outdoor clothing and equipment manufacturer Jack Wolfskin.
Barclays sells Aerocan to Ball for €221m
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has agreed to sell its stake in French aluminium cans manufacturer Aerocan to US-based Ball Corporation, in a deal that values the company at €221m.