Invest-IQ | Private Equity News – Europe

Funds advised by CVC Capital Partners (“CVC”) announced the sale of their majority stake in Taminco, the world’s largest producer of alkylamines and derivatives to affiliates of Apollo Global Management (“Apollo”). Apollo, a global private equity firm, will support Taminco’s continued growth, based on the company’s strategy which is focused on customer commitment, product innovation, [...]

PE firm CVC Capital Partners is bidding for the insurance arm of Royal Bank of Scotland. RBS has been forced by the EU to sell off the division since the bail out by British taxpayers during the financial crisis in 2008. The insurance division of RBS has a book value of GBP 4.3bn. The banking [...]

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing group, today announces that it has successfully secured a third round of equity capital with a US$300 million equity commitment from the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (‘GIC’), subject to customary regulatory approval. Headquartered in Ireland, with offices in Stamford CT, Hong Kong and Shanghai, Avolon provides aircraft leasing and [...]

Advent International, the global private equity firm and its co-investor, AlpInvest Partners B.V. (“AlpInvest”), have agreed the sale of Raet Holding B.V. (“Raet”), the largest provider of technology and business process outsourcing for Human Resources in the Netherlands, to CVC Capital Partners. The value of the transaction is undisclosed and is subject to regulatory approval. [...]