Rutland earns 3.3x on Attends exit
Turnaround and restructuring specialist Rutland Partners has sold Attends Healthcare Group to Domtar Corporation in a €180m deal, generating a 3.3 times return.
26 January 2012 in Mid Market
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Turnaround and restructuring specialist Rutland Partners has sold Attends Healthcare Group to Domtar Corporation in a €180m deal, generating a 3.3 times return.
26 January 2012 in Mid Market
Middle Eastern private equity firm Abraaj Capital has sold its stake in Turkish hospital operator Acibadem Saglik Yatirimlari to Malaysian state investor Khazanah Nasional.
27 January 2012 in Mid Market
Turkey may be awash with investor interest, but Istanbul and its immediate surroundings are not where the real promise lies, says Mediterra Capital Management managing partner Murat Erkurt.
27 January 2012 in Mid Market
Alvarez & Marsal is preparing for a busy year in Europe by hiring a new managing director in France to advise on restructuring and turnarounds.
27 January 2012 in Mid Market
Capital Dynamics has secured the first exit from its co-investment fund, banking the Swiss fund of funds three times its money.
27 January 2012 in Mega Market
Cleantech business Haarslev Industries has switched private equity sponsors, Odin Equity Partners selling on to Altor.
27 January 2012 in Mid Market
Gordon Watters has stepped down as managing director of Ares Capital Europe, the mid-market alternative debt fund manager that has had runaway success with the unitranche model.
26 January 2012 in Mid Market
Ratos's board of directors has appointed Susanna Campbell, currently investment director, as the new chief executive.
26 January 2012 in Mid Market
Hawksford, a trust and family office administrator backed by UK mid-market private equity firm Dunedin, has bought Trustcorp Jersey and in doing so become the largest independent player in Jersey.
26 January 2012 in Mid Market
Private equity is about building better businesses, not job creation
24 January 2012
For every struggling established firm there are a host of newcomers ready to make their mark in 2012
11 January 2012
Dividend recaps in the dock: a legitimate risk mitigator for LPs or a dangerous misalignment of interest?
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30 November 2011
The Vulture loves nothing more than pecking over an old caucus, and with Bain Capital co-founder Mitt Romney battling it out to be the Republican nominee, the knives are out for his private equity record.