The first time fund, which will invest in mid-market oil and gas businesses predominantly in Europe, reached its hard-cap after spending less than a year on the fundraising trail.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The divestment of the ophthalmology hospital chain comes as the firm is trying to raise $300m for its NBK Capital Equity Partners Fund II.
1 min read · 20 September 2013
The UK-focused firm has sold Dominion Gas, an Aberdeen-based oilfield services business, to New York-listed Praxair, for approximately £100m.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
While private equity-backed companies account for less than 6% of total private sector employment in Europe, they comprise 12% of all industry innovation, a study commissioned by EVCA has found.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The US-based firm has taken private fashion retailer Bluefly, just days after it agreed to carve out an oil and gas-related service business from Archer Limited.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The EIF has joined forces with Top Technology Ventures, the venture capital fund management subsidiary of IP Group, to invest in UK-based spin-out companies from IP Group’s university partnerships.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The US special situations firm will make the investment from its Fund III, which blew past its hard-cap earlier this year to close on $785m.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
It is understood Sovereign attracted interest from The Carlyle Group, Investcorp and Providence Equity Partners, but sold WCL to Nord Anglia Education for £153m.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The Luxembourg-listed firm also is in the market with another fund of funds with a $400m target, for which it held a first close on $80m in January.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
The London-listed firm has recorded its eighth exit this year with the secondary sale of Xellia Pharmaceuticals.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
