James Taylor

General Atlantic considers Xchanging float(2)

US buyout firm General Atlantic is reportedly considering a flotation of Xchanging, the UK-based outsourcing business.

Blackstone eyes £1bn Jupiter deal(2)

Jupiter Asset Management, the Commerzbank-owned fund manager that is currently mulling its strategic options, has become the latest buyout target of The Blackstone Group.

Orlando Italy buys Sergio Tacchini ahead of debut fund close(2)

Orlando Italy, an offshoot of the German turnaround specialist set to close a debut €200 million fund, has bought troubled Italian sports label Sergio Tacchini.

Glenalta founders think bigger(2)

PEO finds out why Andrew Beaton and David Smith have joined Capital Dynamics from Glenalta, the co-investment business they founded only last year.

Hg completes exit from Hirschmann(2)

HgCapital has completed its exit from the Hirschmann Group, selling the car communication division to management for an undisclosed sum.

GMG confirms £1.3bn Trader Media buyout talks(2)

Guardian Media Group has confirmed it is in talks with a number of private equity firms about a possible £1.3 billion buyout of its Trader Media Group division.

Brown re-emerges at Mithras(2)

UK investment trust Mithras has launched a fund-of-funds programme, which will be headed by Tandem Private Equity founder Gillian Brown.

CapMan raises €110m for Nordic technology(2)

CapMan has held at first close at €110 million for its CapMan Technology 2007 fund, which will invest in expansion and later stage technology companies in the Nordic region.

Apax makes it three big exits with CBR sale(2)

Apax Partners has continued its string of recent exit successes by selling CBR, a German fashion retailer it co-owned with Cinven, to Swedish buyout firm EQT.

Index raises €350m for latest fund(2)

Index Ventures has belied an uncertain fundraising environment for venture firms by raising a €350 million fund that was “many times oversubscribed”.