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Yolanda Bobeldijk

Guy Hands buys Annington Homes (again) in £3.2bn deal

Terra Firma has agreed to buy a housing business the team first bought in 1996 when they were still at Nomura, and have managed ever since.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

Warburg seals win on ice-machine supplier

The firm, which is raising a $12bn fund, has agreed to sell Scotsman Industries for $575m – having already earned back its original $160m investment through dividends.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

Blackstone in $1.2bn Gulf of Mexico deal

The oil and gas strategic partnership struck with LLOG is said to be the largest such private equity financing executed in the region.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

3i to raise a Brazil focused-fund

London-listed 3i Group plans to raise a $500m Brazil-focused fund in the second half of next year. It is also reviewing executive compensation as it continues restructuring.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

Carlyle raises $1.1bn for US mid-market

The firm’s latest SME-focused fund has done four deals so far and is currently 20% deployed.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

Palamon recruits investment strategist

The London-based firm, which is currently raising a €750 million fund, has hired John David from Allstate Investments.

1 min read · 17 January 2013

Rothschild healthcare exit may reach 10x

The Paris-based firm, which invested $10m in Vessix Vascular in June 2011, has exited the business, generating an initial 3.5x return multiple that could increase up to 10x in the next three years.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

Carlyle picks up fundraising momentum

The firm – whose co-founder Bill Conway called the US the best investment destination at present – has secured $9.4bn in new commitments in 2012, 40% more than in 2011.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

Investcorp taps into Nordic luxury goods

The former owner of luxury brands like Gucci and Tiffany & Co. has purchased Georg Jensen in an all-equity deal.

3 min read · 17 January 2013

Virgin partners with Russians on emerging markets fund

Virgin’s Green Fund and state-backed Rusnano Capital have so far raised $200m for resource efficiency and renewables in Russia, Turkey and CEE.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

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