COMPANIES Carlyle, the US private equity group has emerged as one of the bidders for assets put up for sale by Gas Natural, the Spanish gas company that recently completed the takeover of electricity generator Unión Fenosa.
Carlyle has teamed up with Spain’s Magnum Capital and the Washington-based group is likely to bid through its joint venture with Riverstone Holdings, a US private equity group that specialises in energy buy-outs.
