Jun 22, 2014 | News, Western Europe
June 22 (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest online rail booking system Trainline is looking to list on the stock market in a move that could see the company valued at more than 400 million pounds ($680.72 million), Sky News reported. Exponent Private Equity,...
Jun 19, 2014 | MENA, News
DUBAI, June 19 (Reuters) – Emerging market-focused private equity firm Abraaj Group aims to complete a takeover of Egyptian healthcare firm Cairo Medical Center after announcing plans for a tender offer to shareholders. The transaction is one of a number of...
Jun 16, 2014 | News, Western Europe
LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) – Danish fashion group Bestseller has agreed to buy M and M Direct Ltd, the British online and mail order retailer, from its private equity owners for up to 140 million pounds ($235 million), the firms said on Monday. M and M, owned by...
Jun 11, 2014 | India, News, South & Central Asia
MUMBAI, June 12 (Reuters) – In India’s IT services outsourcing sector, local start-ups, often backed by U.S. venture capital funds, are nipping at the heels of industry heavyweights such as Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS.NS) and Infosys Ltd (INFY.NS)....
Jun 10, 2014 | News, Western Europe
LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) – Investors in private equity are turning their backs on established funds and increasingly putting their money in new vehicles and individual deals as returns struggle to regain pre-crisis highs, a survey showed on Tuesday. Over the...