Global investment firm Carlyle announced that its Global Credit platform has provided a debt financing package of c. £370m to support the refinancing and future growth of The Caffè Nero Group, a leading operator of premium coffee shops. Founded over 20 years ago by...
The UK and Ireland’s most active investment fund pumped a record £165m into London and South East businesses in last year, new figures from the firm have revealed. BGF, established in 2011 as the Business Growth Fund, made 18 separate investments in the region...
Britain’s Clinigen Group Plc has agreed to a sweetened takeover offer by UK-based private equity firm Triton, valuing the pharmaceutical services firm at about $1.78bn. Shareholders in Clinigen, whose top investor is hedge fund Elliott, will receive 925 pence per...
Bankers are putting together major financing packages in preparation of a potential private equity bid for GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer healthcare business, according to reports. Lenders are reportedly modelling debt packages of between £20bn and £25bn in sterling,...
Bain Capital is in advanced talks to buy outsourcing firm VXI Global Solutions from Carlyle Group, people familiar with the matter said, five years after selling its stake in the business to its private equity rival. Boston-based Bain is in the final stages of... 