The last couple of years count as only the third time in history when private equity-backed acquisition values, measured as a multiple of cash flow, have exceeded valuations in global stock markets, according to Bain & Company. Previous manifestations of this...
Cinven is reviewing strategic options for laboratory-services company Synlab International GmbH including a potential sale, people with knowledge of the matter said. The private equity firm has been speaking with potential advisers and could start a sale process early...
An esoteric choice they may be for private investors, but if you’re selective they can add value Private equity is a difficult niche for private investors to access. This style of investing is usually the preserve of very large institutional players, and can have...
The deal, which has an enterprise value of £3bn, is the first one by Cinven’s seventh fund US buyout firm KKR has agreed to sell the life sciences company LGC Group to a consortium jointly led by private equity groups Cinven and Astorg. The deal has an enterprise...
Private equity firms are drawing political fire on the campaign trail and on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers on Tuesday sparred over whether new rules are needed to contend with the investment vehicles’ growing role in the U.S. economy. Buyout firms managed as...
