Private Equity

Middle East & North Africa

Graphite Capital backs £86m NES buyout

Bridgepoint has made more than twice its money in the £86m secondary buyout of NES, a specialist recruitment firm, to Graphite Capital.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

Bridgepoint, Permira sell Holmes Place UK clubs

The two European buyout groups have taken a partial exit on their investment in Holmes Place, a European fitness chain, selling the UK business to rival Virgin Active.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

EFG-Hermes board accepts Abraaj bid for 25% stake

Abraaj Capital is poised to acquire a 25 percent stake in EFG-Hermes after the Egyptian bank’s board gave the nod for the transaction.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

Auctus makes 18 times money on Time Partner sale

Auctus Management, a German mid-cap private equity manager, has generated more than €100m and an 18 times money multiple on the €250m sale of Time Partner, a temporary staffing business, to Investcorp.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

Boston Ventures and Alta Communications sell TV stations

The platform company formed in a joint venture of the two Boston firms has sold two CBS affiliates for a total of $101 million.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

Bridgepoint, Permira sell Holmes Place UK clubs

The two European buyout groups have taken a partial exit on their investment in Holmes Place, a European fitness chain, selling the UK business to rival Virgin Active.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

Francisco Partners to buy Ex Libris for reported $62m

The private equity firm has agreed to buy venture-backed Israeli software company Ex Libris for $62m, according to an Israeli newspaper.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Carlyle acquires Wesco Aircraft

Carlyle, a US private equity firm, has acquired Wesco Aircraft Hardware Group, a California-based distributor of aerospace hardware.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

Auctus makes 18 times money on Time Partner sale

Auctus Management, a German mid-cap private equity manager, has generated more than €100m and an 18 times money multiple on the €250m sale of Time Partner, a temporary staffing business, to Investcorp.

2 min read · 03 January 2013

Pragma takes a bite of La Croissanterie

French mid-market firm Pragma Capital has acquired Barclays Private Equity’s 80 percent stake in La Croissanterie, France’s second-largest sandwich chain.

1 min read · 03 January 2013

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