Jenny Bollen

Esprit takes eight percent in pharma merger

Venture capital firm Esprit Capital Partners has acquired a Canadian drug company to merge with its existing portfolio business Kiadis Pharma.

Double exit action for Mid Europa

Mid Europa Partners has made two exits with a total value of €620m, including the exit of an Estonian railway that was bolstered by rebuilt US locomotives.

Banks can’t say no to an LBO(2)

Standard & Poor’s has warned of the ’extreme’ average price for a leveraged buyout, which has hit a record high in an aggressive market.

Risk Capital Partners makes 2.5 times return on marketing company sale(2)

Risk Capital Partners has made its fourth full exit in the past 15 months with the sale of its 25 percent stake in the creative design and marketing services company Loewy.

CVC opens US office

CVC is continuing its appointments spree to staff its US office, which the private equity firm has opened in New York.

Cognetas in second deal this week

Cognetas, a European private equity firm, has completed its second deal this week with the sale of an aluminium manufacturer to a consortium for €430 million.

Risk Capital Partners makes 2.5 times return on marketing company sale

Risk Capital Partners has made its fourth full exit in the past 15 months with the sale of its 25 percent stake in the creative design and marketing services company Loewy.

ECI joins forces with Brown for Aerial Facilities deal

Private equity firm ECI Partners has bought a wireless network company and installed telecoms veteran Ian Brown as chief executive.

Phoenix makes eleventh investment this year

Phoenix Equity Partners has bought a media monitoring business from 3i for £42 million in its eleventh investment this year.

Consortium closes one of Egypt’s largest private equity deals(2)

A private equity consortium has closed one of Egypt’s largest private equity deals at $459 million, raising the hopes of locals that it will boost potential private equity investors’ confidence in the market.