Case Study Catalogue
Case Study
Region
Comments
Realza Capital (A & B)
Spain
Motivations and challenges of raising a first-time private equity fund in Spain.
Edcon
Africa
Bain Capital’s $3.5b take private of Edcon, in what has become the largest acquisition ever in South Africa.
Swicorp
MENA
Examines the activities of a private equity fund in the MENA region.
Capital for Enterprise (UK)
UK
Delves into the Enterprise Capital Funds programme set up by the UK Government.
Styles and Wood (A, B & C)
UK
Follows the lifeline of a business in the shop-fitting industry from business turnaround, MBO, buy-in by private equity, a
secondary buyout, subsequent refinancing to an IPO.
Bloomsbury Capital
Europe
Focuses on the deal selection process from analysis of opportunities at a preliminary stage of screening.
Debenhams (A & B)
UK
High profile acquisition of a major UK retailer by a private equity consortium.
FiberNet
Hungary
Examines a proprietary opportunity with respect to a secondary buyout of a Hungarian cable TV operator.
Optos
UK
Early-stage start up of a retinal imaging technology business through to a floatation on the LSE.
Seat Pagine Gialle
Italy
Combined public-to-private and privatisation transaction of a directories publisher in Italy.
Mekong Capital
Vietnam
Looks into the importance of corporate culture in emerging markets private equity.
Valentino
Italy
Examines private equity’s investment in this Italian luxury goods company.
SunRay
Europe
Recounts the spectacular growth of SunRay, a renewable energy company which attracted the interest of PE.
Ducati
Italy
Looks at the transformation of Ducati under the stewardship of private equity.
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