Royal Bank of Scotland
PE bidders in the running to acquire Priory Group
A number of private equity groups are believed to be in the running to pick up Royal Bank of Scotland's healthcare operator Priory Group.
Permira teams up with AMEX for RBS WorldPay bid
Permira and American Express are thought to have partnered to make a bid for Royal Bank of Scotlandтs payment processing business.
Blackstone and Wellcome Trust drop bid for RBS assets
Blackstone and UK medical research charity Wellcome Trust have dropped a bid for 318 branches of the Royal Bank of Scotland up for sale.
Blackstone and Wellcome team up for RBS branch bid
Blackstone and The Wellcome Trust are set to make a joint bid for Williams & Glynтs, the small business network put on sale by RBS.
US house targets Liverpool FC
Private equity firm Rhone Group has reportedly made a ТЃ118.5m bid for a 40% stake in Liverpool FC.
Sovereign-backed EEG acquires Future Environmental Services assets
Sovereign Capital-backed Euro Environmental Group (EEG) has acquired certain trading assets from Future Environmental Services.
3i loses control of Global Garden Products
3i has lost control of its Italian lawnmower manufacturer Global Garden Products (GGP), which has been taken over by its senior lenders during the company’s restructuring process.
Blackstone, TPG, KKR show interest in RBS' WorldPay
Private equity heavyweights including Blackstone, TPG, KKR and Permira are reportedly among those interested in purchasing RBS' $3bn global-card processing unit.
Mezzanine to soldier on
Lenders are currently struggling under the weight of an underperforming legacy portfolio, but there may be brighter prospects on the horizon. Emanuel Eftimiu reports from Paris