Santander
TPG’s Poundworld secures £50m debt package
Debt financing comes six months after TPG's all-equity acquisition
Lonsdale takes majority stake in Ocean Media
Buyout comes 12 years after Ocean split from Trinity Mirror
Deal sourcing: Right under your nose
It would seem some unoriginal moves have been made in deal origination
PE-backed Santander AM and Pioneer Investments to merge
Merger values asset management groups at €2.6bn and €2.75bn, respectively
Percipient backs Cooper Callas MBI
Percipent backs management buy-in of bathroom distributor
Warburg picks up 50% of Santander custody business
Warburg previously acquired 50% of Santader's asset management business
PE-backed Caffè Nero in £275m refinancing
Hutton Collins-backed Caffè Nero, a UK-based coffee shop chain, has completed a £275m refinancing comprising senior and mezzanine debt.
Palatine pays £16m for LDC’s Forrest
Palatine Private Equity has backed the £16m secondary management buyout of social housing contractor Forrest, generating a 2.4x return for vendor LDC.
Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic acquire 50% of SAM
Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic have taken a 50% stake in Santander Asset Management for €700m.
Santander's asset management arm attracts PE duo
Banco Santander has entered exclusive talks with General Atlantic and Warburg Pincus regarding the sale of a stake in its asset management arm, according to reports.
Trilantic and MCH prepare Talgo IPO
Trilantic Capital Partners and MCH Private Equity are preparing to float the Tren Articulado Ligero Goicoechea Oriol (TALGO), a train manufacturer they acquired in 2006.