Jo Nash

Carlyle backs management buyout of advertising company(2)

The Mill, a UK advertising visual effects company, has been bought by The Carlyle Group and the management team for an undisclosed sum, thought to be more than £50m.

Deutsche Beteiligungs doubles profits(2)

Deutsche Beteiligungs, a listed German private equity firm, has made a record profit for the second consecutive year.

Green capitalism(2)

Can portfolio companies be both environmentally responsible and commercially attractive? Jo Nash investigates.

ECI sells Enviros(2)

ECI Partners, a UK mid-market buyout firm, is selling Enviros, the UK’s largest independent environmental consultancy business, to Alfred McAlpine for £30m or 2.6 times the investment.

ABN AMRO buys Societa Gasdotti Italia

The Dutch bank’s Global Infrastructure Fund is adding to its portfolio of European gas transportation assets.

Frontiers Capital appoints new director(2)

Frontiers Capital, a specialist telecoms and technology venture capital firm, hires Charlie Parker from Boston Consulting Group.

Linklaters makes private equity hire(2)

Linklaters plugs gap left by departing partners with the appointment of Ian Bagshaw, a private equity partner, to join the law firm’s London office.

First Reserve sells Aquilex(2)

First Reserve, a US private equity firm that specialises in the energy sector, is selling Aquilex to Harvest Partners.

Citigroup alternatives unit hires sales head

Citigroup Alternative Investments has appointed Mathias Giebken to be its first head of institutional sales in Germany and Austria.

Former ANZ Capital private equity director sets up own firm(2)

Jeremy Samuel, previously a director of private equity at Sydney-based ANZ Capital, is planning to operate Anacacia Capital in less competitive waters.