KARRO FOOD GROUP LTD / CAPVEST PARTNERS LLP / GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY / ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND / RBS INVOICE FINANCE LIMITED / ENDLESS LLP / Mbo / Acquisition / Private / £180m

CapVest, UK-based private equity firm, acquired Karro Food Group, the UK-based pork processor company, from sellers including Endless LLP, the UK-based private equity firm, RBS Invoice Finance, the UK-based provider of invoice finance, and a part of ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, the listed UK-based bank, and GE Capital Corporation, the US-based financial services company, for a consideration of GBP 180m. The acquisition was backed by the debt financing provided by Lloyds Banking Group Plc and Pemberton Capital Advisors LLP.