CVC Capital Partners
CVC mulls Belgian Post IPO
European investor CVC Capital Partners is said to be eyeing the listing of Belgian mail services De Post – Le Poste.
Canadian pension fund Omers close to buying ISS
Omers is on the verge of buying Inchcape Shipping Services, a European port and shipping services company. If successful, the buyout would be Omers' first European investment deal.
KKR and CVC-backed Van Gansewinkel mulls IPO
Van Gansewinkel, owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) and CVC Capital Partners, is reported to be preparing its initial public offering.
Private equity bidding for RBS' WorldPay
Recent press reports suggest that private equity parties will figure strongly in the second round of bidding for RBS’ payment processing business WorldPay.
PE interested in Evershot
Media reports suggest that CVC Capital Partners and a consortium of Morgan Stanley Infrastructure, 3i Infrastructure and Star Capital have put forward bids in the £2bn auction of HSBC’s UK rail unit Evershot.
Private equity shows interest in Avolon
Press reports today suggest that CVC, Cinven and Oak Hill Capital Partners are poised to take a joint controlling stake in the Irish aircraft leasing business Avolon in a deal worth over $500m.
CVC takes 35% stake in R
CVC Capital Partners has acquired, a 35% of Spanish cable operator R, valuing the company at around €675m.
Ontario Teachers' wins lottery operator Camelot in £389m deal
More and more LPs are looking to bypass GPs and invest in target companies directly rather than through third-party funds. Ontario Teachers' is leading the pack, reports Deborah Sterescu.
AXA PE and PAI bidding for Shell’s €1bn LPG division
AXA Private Equity and PAI Partners are among the bidders circling Royal Dutch Shell’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) division, which price tag nears €1bn.
Private equity-backed Cortefiel in €130m capital increase
CVC, PAI and Permira-backed fashion retailer Cortefiel has approved a €131.4m capital increase that supports the conversion of debt into equity.
Providence to push for Kabel Deutschland IPO
Providence Equity has been reported to push ahead with an IPO of cable networks operator Kabel Deutschland, rather than sell the company to one or several of five interested private equity investor.
CVC's Evonik to divest minority stake in energy business
Evonik, in which CVC Capital Partners holds a minority stake, is weighing the sale of a minority stake of its energy division.
Matalan drops potential sale process
British discount retailer Matalan, which had attracted the likes of CVC, TPG, Blackstone, Advent International and BC Partners, has taken itself off the sale block.
Aggressive banks push Kabel Deutschland debt to 70%
According to sources close to the deal speaking to unquote", the banks involved in the pending Kabel Deutschland deal have aggressively pushed the equity to just 30% of the deal valued at as much as EUR 5bn. Equity ratios of just 30% are almost unheard...
Next downturn?
The oncoming exit parade could herald an inflexion point - or confirm that another bubble is underway. Kimberly Romaine comments.
Europe’s most promising market
CEE punched above its weight in 2009. Kimberly Romaine comments.
CVC appoints new senior adviser
Buyout firm CVC Capital Partners has appointed Thomas Renyi, as senior adviser.
SPAIN - PE-backed Amadeus seeks to amend debt prior to listing
Reports suggest that BC Partners- and Cinven-backed travel agency Amadeus is in negotiations with its lenders to amend the terms on its EUR 5bn debt pile prior to its planned flotation.