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Cinven picks up diagnostics company Sebia from Montagu
16 Mar 2010
European firm Montagu Private Equity has sold Sebia, a French healthcare diagnostics company, to London-headquartered buy-out firm Cinven.
KKR files for $2.2bn NYSE listing
16 Mar 2010
New York private equity firm KKR is to list in its home town. Almost three years after its last attempt, the firm has finally filed plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange.
KKR percolates $219m India coffee deal
16 Mar 2010
New York private equity firm KKR is to lead a consortium to invest in one of India’s most popular coffee chains, according to Reuters.
Apax closes Promethean World IPO
15 Mar 2010
Apax Partners is the first private equity firm to successfully float an investment in the UK this year, having sold interactive whiteboard company Promethean World.
Apax exits Tommy Hilfiger for $3bn
15 Mar 2010
UK private equity firm Apax Partners has sold US fashion house Tommy Hilfiger to Phillips-Van Heusen for €2.2bn ($3bn). The sale includes €1.92bn in cash and €276m in Phillips-Van Heusen common stock,...
Citadel invests $183m in Egypt river ports
15 Mar 2010
TPG sells Asian healthcare stake for $685m
12 Mar 2010
Advent plans to put Poundland up for sale
12 Mar 2010
Primary wins auction for HSBC's Amtech Group
11 Mar 2010
EMI chief executive to leave
11 Mar 2010
Elevar raises second poverty-focused fund
16 Mar 2010
Emerging markets investor Elevar has raised a $70m fund to invest in growth companies, expanding the reach of microfinance and other services to the four billion people at the base of the economic pyramid...
Belgian PE firm Gimv closes fund on €609m
16 Mar 2010
Listed private equity firm Gimv has closed its Gimv-XL fund on €609m, making it “the largest initiative of its kind in Belgium”.
Genetix raises $35m to deliver gene therapy
12 Mar 2010
Genetix Pharmaceuticals has completed a $35m series B financing, with new investors Third Rock Ventures and Genzyme Ventures joining TVM Capital, Forbion and Easton Capital.
Nine Rivers Capital takes $7m stake in Indian agribusiness
12 Mar 2010
India-focused private equity firm Nine Rivers Capital has taken a $7m stake in Global AgriSystem Private (GAPL), a New Delhi agribusiness supply chain specialist. The promoters of GAPL also participated...
DFJ Esprit hires senior adviser for Nordic investments
12 Mar 2010
European venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has hired Mikko Suonenlahti, who joins the team as a senior adviser, focusing on investments in the B2B and B2C software, medtech, bio-IT and energy efficiency...
Battery Ventures hits target with $750m
11 Mar 2010
Cartilage treatment business Carticept gets $20m
10 Mar 2010
Israeli venture firm launches six new yuan funds
09 Mar 2010
Another exec leaves Wilshire Private Markets
10 Mar 2010
Wilshire Private Markets’ CIO Jeff Ennis has resigned, with the private equity fund of funds halting fundraising, a report by consultant Hymans Robertson has revealed.
Finnish pan-European FoF in €97m first close
04 Mar 2010
Pohjola Private Equity Funds, a Finland-based fund of funds investing across Europe, has held the first close of its latest vehicle, Selected Private Equity Funds II, on €97m.
SVG Capital upbeat as NAV bounces back
04 Mar 2010
SVG Capital, the UK-based fund of funds, has posted a significant recovery in its net asset value per share for the second half of 2009, following tough times for its investments in buy-out group Permira’s...
Maven invests £1.5m of Capital for Enterprise cash in PrismTech
24 Feb 2010
UK lower mid-market firm Maven Capital Partners has invested £1.5m (€1.7m) in communications software provider PrismTech from the £75m (€85.34m) government-backed SME fund of funds Capital for Enterprise...
Religare commences $1bn asset manager buy-up with Northgate Capital purchase
23 Feb 2010
India financial services group Religare Enterprises has acquired a majority stake in US and UK-based fund of funds investor Northgate Capital. Reportedly valued at $36m, the deal is the opening salvo in...
UKIIF raises £200m for first close of tech fund
22 Feb 2010
Fund of funds Pantheon Ventures in $775m MBO
10 Feb 2010
Encore Ventures makes double appointment
15 Mar 2010
Encore Ventures, the secondaries division of European venture capital firm DFJ Esprit, has boosted its investment management team with the addition of Richard Marsh as partner and Jonathan Freuchet-Sibilia...
RBS to offload PE fund stakes in secondary market
15 Mar 2010
Royal Bank of Scotland is in talks to sell interests in private equity funds in the secondary market to rid itself of non-core assets and reduce its balance sheet, according to the Financial Times.
Coller Capital in pole position for HBOS portfolio
08 Mar 2010
HBOS is lining up the sale of its portfolio of investments, which include Vue cinemas and coffee chain Caffè Nero, with the sale expected to fetch £500m (€555m) – a stark contrast to the portfolio’s...
Cipio bags 20 times return from €60m eCircle exit
05 Mar 2010
Growth private equity firm TA Associates has agreed to acquire a majority stake in eCircle, an email marketing service provider, from direct secondaries house Cipio Partners for €60m.
Secondary deals to pick up in 2010
02 Mar 2010
Secondary private equity deals are likely to pick up this year due to a narrowing price gap between buyers and sellers, according to Reuters. After a fallow year for secondaries, investors are likely...
Natixis mulls PE unit sale to AXA Private Equity
19 Feb 2010
3i mulls UK government assets bid
11 Feb 2010
Bridgepoint to bid for Lloyds portfolio
10 Feb 2010
Adams Street hires Coller Capital principal
05 Feb 2010
Intermediate Capital Group to concentrate on third party funds
16 Mar 2010
Intermediate Capital Group, a London Stock Exchange-listed mezzanine and mid-market private equity investor, is aiming to double its assets under management by changing tack and concentrating on its third...
Liverpool FC handles bid from private equity player
15 Mar 2010
Liverpool FC has entered talks with the Rhone Group over a £118.5m (€130.1m) deal that would see the US private equity firm take a controlling interest and halve the Premier League football club’s...
KKR, Warner to place break-up bid for EMI
15 Mar 2010
US private equity firm KKR is preparing to launch a break-up bid with Warner Music for Terra Firma’s EMI, according to the Sunday Times.
KKR leads $235m refinancing of Harden Healthcare as it pursues debt strategy
12 Mar 2010
KKR, a private equity firm that typically invests in buy-outs, has led a $235m for refinancing for Harden Healthcare, an umbrella company with five businesses operating in the long-term and hospice care...
Carlyle's Willcom gets state fund backing
12 Mar 2010
A bankrupt Japanese wireless communications company backed by US private equity firm Carlyle is to be backed by a government-backed turnaround fund, while rival telecoms provider Softbank Corporation and...
Apollo to buy Citigroup’s real estate division
10 Mar 2010
Carlyle ramps up debt business with new hire
09 Mar 2010
Carlyle invests in troubled Bermuda bank
03 Mar 2010
UK’s Foresight Group adds investment director
01 Mar 2010
