French listed investment house Wendel Investissement has made its first primary acquisition outside of France with the $1.04bn purchase of US-based connectors business, Deutsch Group.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Germany’s recently appointed chancellor Angela Merkel is to meet a group of leading executives this week including KKR’s Henry Kravis.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
The fund of funds arm of Germany’s Allianz Group has held a €750m third close of its debut vehicle, APEP Dachfonds & Co - with a final closing to come later this year.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Risk Capital Partners, which has sold UK bingo operator Mayfair Gaming to Hermes Private Equity, is understood to be considering launching a debut third-party fund.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
The Boston-headquartered buyout firm has raised $8bn for Bain Capital IX, with a further $2bn allocated to a co-investment vehicle for larger transactions.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
The global private equity firm has exited its investment in fruit juice and soft drink business Refresco 18 months after acquiring it from a private equity consortium.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
A private equity consortium comprising 21 Centrale Partners, Astorg Partners and Cogepa have sold baking ovens manufacturer Mecatherm to Franco-German investor Alpha Group.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
The Silicon Valley venture capital firm has raised $255m for its third fund, almost half the capital committed to its predecessor vehicle.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
The UK garden centre business has received a 555p per share bid from a consortium led by Sir Tom Hunter’s West Coast Capital and Icelandic investment company Baugur.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
The UK online DVD rental business, backed by Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures, Cazenove Private Equity and European Venture Partners, is to merge with Lovefilm.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
