Mar 4, 2013 | News, North America
(Reuters) – Private equity firm KKR & Co LP is nearing a deal to buy industrial machinery maker Gardner Denver Inc and could announce the agreement in the next few days, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday. The two parties have been...
Mar 4, 2013 | News, North America
(Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway Inc is on the hunt for more deals similar to its planned purchase of H.J. Heinz Co, Warren Buffett, the conglomerate’s chief executive, said on Monday. “If we get a chance to buy another Heinz, we will do that,”...
Mar 4, 2013 | News, Western Europe
PAI Partners today announced the acquisition of ADB Solutions, the world leader in airfield lighting, from Montagu Private Equity. The terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory clearances, were not disclosed. ADB is the worldwide leader in Airfield...
Mar 3, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
VTB is interested in buying the city of Moscow’s hotel business, several sources at City Hall told Vedomosti. Negotiations have not begun because a specific proposal has not been made, a source close to VTB said. Hotel Company was created in 2009 and holds the city’s...
Mar 1, 2013 | France, News, Western Europe
The French Ad VALEM Technologies, specializing in the management of audiovisual streams over fiber and satellite, completed a first round of funding of 6.5 million euros from A Plus Finance and venture capital funds Ventech. Founded in 2008 by Marc Kapustin, and...
Mar 1, 2013 | France, News, Western Europe
Sky News 1 March 2013 The French former owner of the Yoplait dairy brand is close to swallowing one of Britain’s biggest privately-owned food companies in a deal worth more than £700m. I understand that PAI Partners, a Paris-based private equity firm, has...
