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CVC offloads Taminco to Apollo for €1.1bn

Apollo Global Management has acquired chemicals manufacturer Taminco in a tertiary buyout from CVC Capital Partners.

Arle makes twin hires to support revised strategy

Arle Capital Partners - formerly Candover Partners - has hired two investment team members including Sara Sulaiman (pictured) as part of a drive to re-shape its strategic focus.

Bridgepoint hires China-focused advisor

Bridgepoint has added a China-focused advisor, Henry Chow, to its board to provide advice on how to build links between portfolio companies and the increasingly influential Asian country.

BofA MD moves to DC Advisory after a year

Financial advisory firm DC Advisory Partners has hired BofA managing director Joel Hope-Bell for its business services team only a year after he began at the bank, according to a source close to the firm. Hope-Bell will be the firm’s sixth hire this year as it predicts a busy 2012.

Asia offers best of both

While China’s growth story remains at the top of the list for LPs in Asia, some may be forgetting the opportunities offered by the most established private equity market in Asia Pacific. PE Asia asked some placement agents what they thought about where to invest on the continent.

First close imminent for Bain Asia fund

Bain Capital is nearing a first close for its second Asia fund, the first for which Bain has offered two fee options to LPs in order to attract capital in a tough fundraising market.

China-ASEAN to triple fund size in 2012

Private equity firm the China-ASEAN Investment Fund will next year raise a fund up to three times the size of its current $1bn fund dedicated to Southeast Asia, as LPs look to increase their exposure to the region.

CVC seals C1000 sale

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is to sell supermarket chain C1000 to Dutch rival grocer Jumbo. Combining the two supermarkets will leave the businesses with 23 percent market share.

CVC moves for Phoenix

CVC Capital Partners has made an initial approach to insurance provider Phoenix Group Holdings regarding a buyout. Phoenix's share price surged on Monday having fallen by almost a third in the past year.

KKR brings in co-investors for $7.2bn deal

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has brought in reinforcements including Japanese trading house Itochu as it closes in on a $7.2bn acquisition of oil and natural gas explorer Samson Investment Company.