European mezzanine and private equity firm Mezzanine Management has held a first close on its second central and eastern European fund, Accession Mezzanine Capital II, at €100m.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Esprit Capital Partners and Eden Ventures have contributed to the $15m second financing round of Tribold, a manufacturer of software for communication service providers.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Close Brothers Private Equity, a UK mid-market firm, has sold United Transport International, a freight logistics business, and its stake in V.Ships, a shipping company.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
UK mid-market firm Iceni Capital has closed three deals in one day , buying marketing services company Pell & Bales, and two communications companies that it has merged into one group.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
UK-based Amadeus Capital Partners has overcome a difficult fundraising climate for European venture firms by closing a $310m fund, slightly above its original target.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
US and UK-based GI Partners has backed a £440 million secondary buyout of Park Resorts, a UK caravan park operator. The deal has generated a 47 percent internal rate of return for vendor ABN AMRO Capital.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
KKR’s Euronext-listed vehicle, KKR Private Equity Investors, has invested or committed $4.3 billion in just ten months, the firm said today.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Nordic private equity firm CapMan has bought market intelligence company Novintel, including a minority stake previously owned by UK-listed private equity firm 3i. It is 3i’s second Nordic exit of 2007.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Buyout and mezzanine firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson has bought a majority stake in US publishing business MediZine for an undisclosed amount.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Bridgepoint has bought UK retailer Fat Face from Advent International for £360 million, and the educational business of Wolters Kluwer for €728 million. The investments are the firm’s second and third of 2007.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
