JZ Capital Partners and Avenue Capital Group joined hands to form Toro Finance, a new investment vehicle that would focus on financing small and medium-sized companies based in Spain.
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The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Monday including Forbes, Axel Springer, MidCap Financial LLC, Goldman Sachs and others.
Private equity firms turn away from renewable energy investments- report
A report from the Financial News website said private equity companies were now looking for investments in fossil fuels prompted by large discoveries of shale gas in the US.
Prisa close to reaching EUR 3 billion refinancing agreement with creditors
Spain's largest media firm Promotora de Informaciones or Prisa was close to reaching a refinancing agreement with its creditors for its EUR more than 3 billion debt, sources told Bloomberg.
Apollo raises USD3.9 billion to buy out distressed assets in Europe
American investment firm Apollo Global Management LLC raised USD3.9 billion to buy distressed European assets. Specifically, the private equity firm is hunting for hotels and resorts in Spain.
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The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday:- Healthcare conglomerate Danaher Corp has teamed up with Blackstone Group LP BX.
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday:- Healthcare conglomerate Danaher Corp has teamed up with Blackstone Group LP BX.
Polish constructor Budimex would be selling one of its units to private equity firm Equity Investors.
Spanish telecommunications firm Telefonica said it had sold a 65.9% interest in its Czech unit to investment group PPF.
Food packaging company Crown Holdings Inc acquired Spanish food-can maker Mivisa Envases for EUR1.20 billion or USD1.65 billion.
Sources said Blackstone would be making a bet for regional government properties in Spain after its July acquisition.
Bill Gates bought a 6% stake in Spain's FCC for EUR 113.5 million. Billionaire Bill Gates had purchased a 6% stake in Spain-based construction firm Fomento de Construcciones & Contratas or FCC.
After its review under the Global Financial Stability Report study, Italy, Spain and Portugal stand to be financially distressed because of their exposure to possible loan defaults from corporations.
