The sale of Practice Plan, which generated a 2.8x return, comes just a few weeks after Dunedin closed its Fund III on £300m, exceeding its £250m target.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
Global leveraged finance revenues stood at $13bn in 2013 so far, up 37% from $9.5bn generated in 2012 and the highest year to date revenues on record, according to data provider Dealogic.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The Spanish firm, which is in pre-marketing and will officially launch in September, is aiming to secure a €150m first close by the end of the year.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The Guy Hands-led firm has asked investors for more time to divest its 2002-vintage Fund II, exits from which could boost its expected fundraisings in 2014.
1 min read · 19 September 2013
The £32.2m investment in the facilities management division of AIM-listed Johnson Service Group is the second deal of Lyceum’s third fund, which closed on £330m at the end of last year.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The Madrid-based firm has recently started to raise its fourth fund and plans to hold an €80m first close by the end of the year, according to several sources familiar with the matter.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The UK-based firm is aiming to collect €2bn for its third buyout fund, 10% of which will be a GP commitment.
1 min read · 19 September 2013
The in-house private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group has sold Avelo for £210m to Australian software firm IRESS, returning more than 2x.
1 min read · 19 September 2013
The investment in the manufacturer of cutting systems for the tyre industry comes just a few days after Equistone invested in the Charles et Alice Group, a French maker of fruit desserts.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The South Africa-based firm, which came to market in January, has raised its second fund in just six months, reaching its R2.7bn hard-cap.
3 min read · 19 September 2013
