Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has joined Triton in its investment in Ambea, a healthcare and care company in the Nordic region and one of the largest European healthcare service providers. KKR’s investment is in the form of convertible preferred stock. Subject to certain regulatory approval, KKR has the option to become

An affiliate of Alinda Capital Partners, an independent private investment firm specialising in infrastructure investments, has acquired all of the equity interests of NorTex Gas Storage Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Falcon Gas Storage Company. The transaction value was USD505m, including the repayment of all third party indebtedness.  Falcon was

During the first three months of the year, eight US venture-backed companies raised USD711m by going public on US stock exchanges, matching the number of initial public offerings that occurred throughout 2009, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. Corporations bought 77 companies for USD4bn through mergers and acquisitions during the first

Catterton Partners, a consumer-focused private equity firm, has sold Liberty Safe and Security Products, a seller of full-size residential safes in the US, to an affiliate of Compass Diversified Holdings. Since investing in Liberty Safe in 2005, Catterton Partners has worked with the Liberty Safe team to implement a number

The number of mergers and acquisitions transactions fell during quarter one but the total value of them increased, according to data from Experian. By comparison, the total number and value of deals decreased in Europe as a whole.   The UK saw an 18.1 per cent decrease in the number

OFI Private Equity Capital has acquired a 21.61 per cent stake in Dessange International, an operator of hair care and beauty salons. Both the parties involved in the transaction are based in France. The acquisition was financed by the current shareholders of Dessange along with Groupe Banques Populaires and Credit

Offshore law firm Appleby acted as Cayman counsel for Fook Woo Group in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 31 March 2010. The proceeds from the global offering amounted to HKD1.426bn. The Hong Kong public offering was 422 times over-subscribed.  Appleby

Microfinance, infrastructure finance and service providers to financial services firms are among the favourite sectors of Indian private equity and venture capital investors within the banking, financial services and insurance industry, a survey by research firm Venture Intelligence reveals. Private equity and venture capital investors are viewing investments in BFSI