European Venture Partners, a provider of venture debt products, has changed its name to Kreos Capital and has closed its third fund on €200m.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
CCMP Capital Asia is reportedly set to start fundraising for its CCMP Asia Opportunity Fund III, just two years after closing its predecessor.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Placement agent Triago Group has recruited Jean Aboumrad as head of its newly launched Dubai office.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
UK mid-market firm ECI Partners has sold Nuaire, a UK manufacturer of ventilation systems, to Electra Partners, generating an internal rate of return of 80 percent. It has also bought CliniSys, a provider of healthcare software, for £61 million.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
A consortium that includes Pacific Equity Partners, Permira and Wesfarmers, a Sydney-listed conglomerate, has bid A$19.7 billion for Coles Group, Australia’s second-biggest retailer – although KKR could yet return with another bid.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
US and UK buyout firm Hellman & Friedman has bought Kronos, a provider of human capital management solutions, in a deal valued at about $1.8 billion.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
UK biotech spin-out EpiStem has raised £3m from its flotation on AIM. 33 venture capital sources, and UK business angel network Beer & Partners, have backed the initial public offering.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Investcorp’s technology venture capital arm is buying a majority stake in UK online payments business Moneybookers for €105 million, realising some value for the current management team.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Cinven has paid a reported €1 billion for Modamax, the holding company behind European retailer Camaïeu, which was previously owned by French buyout firm AXA Private Equity.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
European technology firm Amadeus Capital Partners has joined Pod Venture Partners, HarbourVest Partners and Shamil Chandaria in a $12m financing round of Swedish company Transmode.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
