Western Europe

Vision in $188m Brazilian exit

The firm purchased aluminium and plastic films producer Terphane in 2010 through its seventh fund, which raised €680m in 2009.

Terra Firma’s RTR seals Italian solar deal

RTR, an Italian solar power generation business owned by private equity firm Terra Firma, has acquired 10 photovoltaic plants from Terna, the operator and owner of Italy’s high-voltage grid. The deal is valued at €264m.

A Spring in their step

Citadel Capital has experienced turmoil this year, and while this week's second quarter results showed a net loss of $4.2m, a rights issue has helped bring the group back onto an even keel.

OMERS bets on US dental services

OMERS Private Equity has purchased Michigan-based Great Expressions Dental Centers, a ‘recession resistant’ business, according to the Toronto-based pension.

EQT prepares next exit after €4.75bn fund close

As the firm toasts one of the biggest European final fund closes since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, EQT is hard at work planning its next exit: the sale of Danish business KMD.

Bank looks to PE to shore up balance sheet

Warburg Pincus, KKR and Centerbridge Partners have injected $1bn into Santander Consumer USA, a car financing subsidiary of Grupo Santander.

AnaCap to buy £122m consumer debt portfolio

The firm has agreed to acquire a portfolio of consumer credit debt from Bank of America’s MBNA unit -- one of the largest issuers of credit cards. AnaCap is positioning to take advantage of banks’ divestment of non-core assets.

Impax adds French, Polish wind assets

The London-listed renewable energy investor has added to its French wind portfolio with assets acquired from Eolia Renovables. It has also acquired its first asset in Poland.

Firms to begin taping mobile phone conversations

UK financial services firms have just three weeks left to put in place policies designed to record employees’ mobile phone conversations with clients.

Providence's 5x exit comes at the right time

Providence has completed its exit from Kabel Deutschland after an 18 month process that began with an IPO last year. The return generated bolsters the firm's latest fundraising effort.