The firm has sealed its first European investment in nearly 18 months, investing €77m in German transmission testing business GIF.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The investment was made from Carlyle’s €530m Europe Technology Partners II, which has room for one or two deals before the firm launches a successor fund.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The acquisition marks the first deal from TDR’s current fund, which is targeting €2bn and held a €900m first close earlier this summer.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The investment in AHT Cooling is Bridgepoint’s first deal after securing a 12-month fund extension for its current €4.8bn Bridgepoint Europe IV last month.
1 min read · 19 September 2013
European GPs are on course to collect more than twice as much capital as last year, according to PEI data. Acanthus' managing partner Armando D’Amico tells PEI what’s topping LPs’ priority lists.
3 min read · 19 September 2013
The dividend recap is the latest example of GPs taking advantage of improved credit conditions.
3 min read · 19 September 2013
The African-focused firm, which started fundraising last year, is understood to have held a $250m first close in July and is expected to wrap up fundraising in May next year.
3 min read · 19 September 2013
The European mid-market firm founded by former Apax and BC Partners professionals is planning to raise a similar amount as it did for Fund I.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
Pharmaceutical giant Sanofi's former president of global operations is the latest addition to Advent’s 60-strong operating partner programme.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
Anthony Garton is joining secondaries firm Lexington after five years on Cinven’s investor relations team.
1 min read · 19 September 2013
