Warsaw-based Krokus Private Equity has closed its fourth fund on €100 million – exceeding its target of €75 million – as Poland becomes a more attractive destination for private equity capital.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
London-based Duke Street Capital has amassed a 34 percent stake in Oasis Healthcare and increased its bid to £88.2 million, as the battle for the UK’s biggest dental business heats up.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Belgian bank Dexia has held a second close of its southern European infrastructure fund on €120 million.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The Carlyle Group is preparing a $22 billion takeover bid for UK cable TV and mobile phone business Virgin Media, as it looks to replicate the success of its previous European investments in the sector.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Duke Street Capital’s managing partner Peter Taylor has emphasised his support for Sir David Walker’s drive for greater transparency in private equity, after successfully deflecting criticism about the industry at this morning’s Treasury hearing.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
UK mid-market firm Graphite Capital has sold Go Plant, a vehicle hire business, to Easternrange. The sale has generated a return of 4.2 times Graphite’s original investment.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Pertinence, a French intelligence software business backed by venture capital firms Advent Venture Partners and Partech International, has bought US rival Intercim.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
LPs intend to allocate more capital to emerging markets private equity funds – with southeast Asia a particularly popular investment destination.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Many FTSE 100 chief executives are considering a move into private equity, either as operating partners, advisers or individual investors, despite misgivings about the industry’s short-termism and excessive leverage.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Belgian bank Dexia has held a second close of its southern European infrastructure fund on €120 million.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
