MBS Intelligence

Category: Private Equity

2024 started with 98% of TUI shareholders voting to leave the London Stock Exchange in favour of a dual listing in Hanover and Frankfurt. The

The beauty sector may have reached peak saturation. Over the past few years, it has seemed like everyone – from online influencers to top-tier financiers

August is a big month for football. The English Premier League kicked off last night, and in Australia, the quarter finals of the Women’s World

Last summer, The MBS Group undertook research to better understand how Covid-19 had impacted the private equity landscape in the consumer-facing sector. Our report –

Covid-19 has caused never-before-seen disruption for the hundreds of private equity funds which invest in consumer industries across Europe. During this time, funds have been

Private equity firms have more cash than ever before. The success of the asset class over the past five decades and the increasing difficulty of

Latest News

KKR and Warburg Pincus bid for Gerresheimer. The consortium has reportedly submitted a non-binding bid for Gerresheimer AG, which makes pens for weight loss injection drugs. The bid values the company at nearly €3.1bn, but the takeover isn’t guaranteed. The private equity funds have not commented.
RRJ Capital-led investor group to invest in Vista. An investor group, led by private equity firm RRJ Capital, has agreed to invest $600m in Vista, a global private aviation company, headquartered in Dubai. Other firms include Andalusian Private Capital and Rhône Group LLC who is an existing shareholder.
Bistrot Pierre acquired out of administration. The bulk of the French restaurant group was acquired by private equity firm, Cherry Equity Partners for a total consideration of £2.73m. The deal secures ten sites’ continued trade and working capital of £1.5m would be made available to the new company.
Vento launches fund for Italian start-ups. The Italian private early-stage VC is launching a second fund, hard-capped at €75m, to specifically back Italian startup founders at home and abroad. The fund is sector-agnostic.
Modella Capital looks to restructure Hobbycraft. The private equity firm is understood to be ‘exploring a restructuring’ of Hobbycraft seven months after it bought the chain in August last year. It has drafted in advisers from professional services firm FRP to ‘examine potential options’.
Circ closes $25m funding round. The textile-to-textile recycler has gained new backing from private equity fund, Taranis, and Zara-owner, Inditex. The money will go towards detailed engineering work to fine-tune plans for a commercial-scale plant as well as expanding the commercial team.

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