Private Equity in EMEA: Big and bigger? March 3, 2022 | City Talk M&A saw record-breaking levels across the globe in 2021. And PE activity in the EMEA region has been similarly spectacular. Will it last?
2021: An exceptional year for EMEA M&A March 1, 2022 | City Talk EMEA M&A markets went into overdrive in 2021, spurred by a number of factors, resulting in an exceptional year for dealmakers.
Private equity acquisitions of professional services firms up 179 per cent in 2021 February 6, 2022 Private-equity funds have increasingly begun to buy up professional services firms, as they face mounting pressure to deploy their capital quickly in the face of economic uncertainty. The number of private-equity backed acquisitions of UK professional services firms more than doubled over the previous year, from 19 in 2020 to 53 in 2021, according to [...]
Bain Capital close to $2.27bn takeover of French IT firm Inetum January 19, 2022 Buyout giant Bain Capital is close to finalising a deal to buy French IT firm Inetum in a deal worth around $2.27bn, according to reports.
Private equity firms readying bids for Boots after owner puts chain on sale for £7bn January 16, 2022 Private equity firms are readying to enter the auction for high street chemist Boots after its American owner Walgreens Boots Alliance put the chain on the market for £7bn.
Private equity groups spend $42bn acquiring their own companies to raise cash December 24, 2021 The number of deals where private equity groups sold companies to their own funds – to bring about generous payouts for executives – surged this year and were worth $42bn, according to reports. Known as ‘continuation fund’ sales, the frequency of such deals marked a sharp rise of 55 per cent compared to 2020, according [...]
Pure Gym shelves IPO for £300m KKR equity fundraising December 14, 2021 The UK’s largest gym chain Pure Gym today announced it has raked in £300m equity investment from private equity giant KKR, choosing to funnel fresh funds into its expansion plans before hitting public markets. KKR will become a significant minority investor in Pure Gym following the fundraising, alongside the company’s management and its existing majority [...]
Permira takes Mimecast private in £4.4bn all-cash deal December 7, 2021 Shares in Mimecast jumped more than 6 per cent in pre-market trading on the news that the British cybersecurity firm is being targeted by private equity firm Permira in a take-private deal valued at $5.8bn (£4.4bn). In the latest deal in what has been a very busy year for private equity interest in the tech [...]
Six Nations stakeholder CVC hires Goldman to plot £11bn IPO December 5, 2021 London-based private equity giant CVC Capital Partners is reportedly working with Goldman Sachs to prepare to follow in Bridgepoint’s footsteps with a blockbuster stock market listing. CVC, which boasts Six Nations rugby and RAC among its portfolio, is working with the bank on a potential float that could value it at up to £11bn, the [...]
Lord Sainsbury’s family office plots £253m investment into private equity funds November 29, 2021 Lord David Sainsbury, the great grandson of Sainsbury’s founder, plans to bet big on private equity funds through his family office Innotech Advisers, according to a UK registry filing. The London-based firm, which has stepped away from public markets to invest in private companies – predominantly through loans and participation in limited partnerships with independent [...]