Oasis Dental, a UK dentistry group that serves an equal mix of NHS and private patients, has raised an undisclosed amount of private equity funding from Partners Group and Duke Street.
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs (GS.N)-led consortium Highstreet has become the third suitor for Germany’s Karstadt, increasing the chances for the insolvent department store chain’s survival. Highstreet, which owns most of Karstadt’s property, has placed a bid with insolvency administrator Klaus Hubert Goerg, a spokesman for the consortium told Reuters on Friday. Buyout firm Triton […]
MADRID/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Spanish utility Endesa (ELE.MC) has launched a two-stage auction for the sale of its gas distribution and transmission network, attracting financial investor interest, several people familiar with the matter said. Earlier on Thursday, the chief executive of Italy‘s biggest utility, Enel (ENEI.MI), which owns 92 percent of Endesa, said it had received […]
PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Private equity firm Ares Management has put Aspen Dental, a chain of dentistry practices, up for sale, sources familiar with the situation said on Thursday. Ares, which made its initial investment in Aspen Dental in 2006, has hired Moelis & Co to auction the business, sources said. Ares, Moelis and Aspen […]
Advent International, Bain Capital and Berkshire Partners have completed their $1.2 billion take-private acquisition of SkillSoft PLC, a provider of SaaS e-learning and performance support solutions.
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Private equity firm Carlyle Group and telecoms company Taiwan Mobile (3045.TW) are in talks to extend a June deadline for their stalled $1 billion cable TV deal, a source with direct knowledge of the situation said on Thursday. Carlyle’s plan to sell its stake in cable TV company Kbro for 15.5 percent of […]
PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Farley’s & Sathers Candy Co Inc, the maker of Brach’s, Jujyfruits, and Now and Later candies, has hired investment bankers to help it find a buyer, sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. Farley’s & Sathers has hired Goldman Sachs to help it explore strategic options, sources said. The Minnesota […]
RockWood Equity Partners has acquired the assets of Minco Technology Labs Inc., an Austin, Texas-based fabless maker of mission-critical chips and components used in military and aerospace applications. No financial terms were disclosed for the deal, which was done in partnership with company management.
PARIS (Reuters) – French private equity firm PAI Partners entered exclusive discussions to acquire a majority stake in Cerba European Lab from Nordic private equity firm IK Investment Partners, Cerba said on Tuesday. Headquartered in Saint-Ouen-L’Aumone, Cerba performs around 2,000 different types of tests, the company said. The European medical sector has shown signs of […]
HgCapital has acquired SimonsVoss Technologies AG, a German provider of digital radio-based locking and access control systems. The deal reportedly is valued at around £100 million.