Paying a high price to be big in Japan
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Some observers have stated that the fact that 3i was forced to pay 31.8 million pounds sterling to take outplacement business Coutts Consulting private represents a victory for shareholders over private equity firms which, because there are no suitable opportunities elsewhere, are starting to regard the public market as a form of refuge. 3i does not share this view, stating that Coutts had not attracted other bidders and had therefore granted it exclusivity. 3i was willing to pay a high price for Coutts in order to establish a strong presence in Japan.
Publication Name: Acquisitions Monthly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0952-3618
Year: 1999
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No trouble at mill
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The 33 million pounds sterling management buy-in (MBI) of Scottish-based Donside Paper Company (DPC) was completed in September 1997. The MBI was initiated by Scottish businessman Bill Gore who sought funding from the Royal Bank of Scotland. DPC manufactures paper products, with the brand name Consort label providing sales of over 35,000 tonnes per year. Gore is involved in other paper making activities such as diary group Charles Letts, and specialty paper group Inveresk.
Publication Name: Acquisitions Monthly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0952-3618
Year: 1998
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BZWPE puts pen to paper to buy new Carrs
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United Kingdom conglomerate BZW Private Equity (BZWPE) has acquired paper business Carrs Paper of Solihull, England, for around ten million pounds sterling. The Carrs family business is an industrial packaging specialist and carbonless paper manufacturer. It is one of several acquisitions BZWPE has made in the last few years. BZWPE is the dominant share holder in a group including investment companies NatWest Ventures and 3i.
Publication Name: Acquisitions Monthly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0952-3618
Year: 1997
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