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CapMan buys Swedish fashion group

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

TowerBrook acquires Clariant unit

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

Sequoia Capital and WestBridge merge for India

Silicon Valley-based Sequoia Capital has merged with India and US-focused venture capital firm WestBridge Capital Partners.

1 min read · 31 December 2012

Vector Capital exits LANDesk for $416m

The San Franciso investor has reportedly made 10x its original investment in the Utah-based IT infrastructure developer.

1 min read · 31 December 2012

Nikko acquires Cabot in £275m secondary

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

Montagu lays down Danish pipe deal

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, Macquarie acquire SSP for £1.8bn

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

Debenhams IPOs at lower end of price range

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

Carlyle’s Grady appointed NVCA chairman

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

Granville Baird invests in German bus firm

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

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