Private Equity

Western Europe

Apollo real estate secures first Europe deal

The New York firm has exchanged contracts to buy a £60m data centre in London in its first deal in Europe since taking over Citi Property Investors last November.

2 min read · 06 January 2013

Apax France continues exit spree with satellite sale

The French firm has made another successful exit, selling satellite group Vizada to EADS for a fourfold return after rolling up two of its previous acquisitions in the sector.

2 min read · 06 January 2013

TA buys into European asset manager

The firm has made 15 investments in asset management firms in more than 22 years. Its investment in French-based DNCA Finance represents its most recent foray into European financial services.

2 min read · 06 January 2013

Flotilla of deals suggests fair wind for shipping

Private equity interest in the shipping and port logistics sector is on the rise, with more than $2bn of recent deals suggesting firms are increasingly drawn to infrastructure-related assets.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Blackstone backs German wind farm

The firm has secured the backing of nine banks to help fund the €1.2bn project – ‘the first German wind farm to be fully financed by private investors’.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

OMERS seals first European takeover

In line with its pledge to do more direct private equity deals, the Canadian pension fund will buy ship servicing company V.group in a deal worth $520m.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Paine & Partners makes first Australian foray

The US firm has made its first investment in Australia, backing Victoria-based fruit and vegetables producer The Costa Group.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

N+1 buys car park business for €115m

Spanish mid-market firm N+1 and listed Spanish PE firm Dinamia have bought EYSA, an FCC subsidiary which manages 120,000 on-street parking spaces across 60 Spanish cities.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Standard Chartered backs bottler

The UK Bank's private equity unit has made its third deal in India in as many weeks with a $56m investment in Varun Beverages International, PepsiCo's biggest bottler in South Asia.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

North Carolina sells stakes in mega-funds

The $65bn pension system earlier this year completed a secondary sale run by Cogent Partners of fund stakes in TPG Capital, Apollo Global Management and Warburg Pincus.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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