Private Equity/LBO Analysis

March 31 saw Canada's second-largest public pension manager, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), offer AUD1.37bn (US$930mn) for Australian investment firm Macquarie... 2009-04-01

February 19 saw US private equity firm Golden Gate Capital sell its remaining 22% stake in UK software company Micro Focus for GBP117mn (US$166mn), ending the two companies eight-year... 2009-02-24

The pharma industry saw yet more activity on February 3 with the news that PharmaNet Development Group had agreed to be acquired by private equity firm JLL Partners in a deal valued... 2009-02-04

US homebuilder Ryland Group said on February 1 that it was forming an acquisition and development joint venture (JV) with alternative-asset giant Oaktree Capital, in a move that will... 2009-02-03

The founder of CEO private equity (PE) giant Apollo Management, Leon Black, said on January 23 that the company had closed its latest fund in mid-December at US$14.8bn, just short... 2009-01-27

The opportunities for PE firms in alternative energy were further underlined on January 16, when US private equity firm Starwood Capital acquired a majority stake in Nautilus Solar... 2009-01-20

Windjammer Capital Investors' recent acquisition of S.T. Specialty Foods highlights the fact that some companies will do well out of the current recession. Specialty Foods, based... 2009-01-14

US private equity group KPS Capital has signed a 'letter of intent' with the administrators of beleaguered UK china crystal producer Waterford Wedgewood to acquire some of the latter's... 2009-01-13

US natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy confirmed on January 5 that it had raised US$412mn from the sale of gas assets in the Southern US to investors of Argonaut Private Equity.... 2009-01-06

On January 5 MasterCard announced that it had acquired Irish payments solutions software provider Orbiscom from European mid-market private equity firm HG Capital for around US$100mn,... 2009-01-06