Sam Barber
Sovereign Capital makes its latest investment in heath care through the purchase of a London-based child care company by a Sovereign portfolio company, Complete Personal Assistance.
Argos Soditic has purchased Alkan from MBDA as European defence contractors tighten their belts.
BC Partners has bought Foxtons for approximately £400 million (€585 million, $790 million) after a six month bidding process.
Media specialist private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson follows Dubilier by hiring seasoned media executive Leonard Forman to join their board.
Cerberus has moved to address union concerns over its buyout of Chrysler, a US carmaker, by committing $200 million to plug its pension fund deficit.
Citigroup Alternative Investments has launched a new team to make investments in infrastructure, and brought in two sector specialists to run it.
Addleshaw have lured a private equity partner, Dee Sian, from rival Speechly Bircham marking continued expansion by law firms into private equity.
As part of his retirement plans, UK architect Lord Foster has sold a minority stake in his firm Foster & Partners to 3i.
Friends Provident, the UK financial services group, shares rose on reports of a bid from its French rival Axa and private equity firm JC Flowers.
Joost, a website bringing free TV over the internet, has secured funding from five venture firms on the back of its roster of blue chip advertisers.