The Nordic private equity firm has made its first buyout of 2006 with the acquisition of Swedish fashion retail chain MQ.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
The London and New York-based private equity firm has acquired Clariant’s pharmaceuticals fine chemicals business for €70m.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
Silicon Valley-based Sequoia Capital has merged with India and US-focused venture capital firm WestBridge Capital Partners.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
The San Franciso investor has reportedly made 10x its original investment in the Utah-based IT infrastructure developer.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
European mid-market investor Barclays Private Equity has made an almost 3x multiple on the sale of UK debt business Cabot to Nikko Principal Investments.
3 min read · 31 December 2012
London-based private equity firm Montague Private Equity has acquired Denmark-based pipe manufacturer Logstor from an Axcel-led consortium.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
EQT has acquired contract caterer Compass Group’s airport and railway concessions business, while Macquarie has bought its UK motorway services arm.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
The UK department store, backed by CVC Capital Partners, Texas Pacific Group and Merrill Lynch Private Equity, has set a price range of 195 pence per share for its IPO, giving it a market cap of £1.675bn.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
Robert Grady, a managing partner of Carlyle Venture Partners and former deputy assistant to George H. W. Bush, has been appointed NVCA chairman for 2006-2007.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
The UK middle-market firm has partnered with German private equity house HSH N Kapital to acquire a German supplier of air conditioning and heating systems to buses.
1 min read · 31 December 2012