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Ridgemont inks deal for fiber optics company

The Bank of America spin-out expects to use seed capital for six deals averaging about $50m each.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Oakley’s maiden exit books 3x return

Montagu’s pending £222m purchase of web-hosting company Host Europe will put the firm’s third fund at the 75% deployed mark.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Doughty kicks off Candover realisations

Doughty Hanson’s €350m purchase of a business services company marks the first sale of Candover assets since the beleaguered firm revealed it would wind down.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Permira pumps $200m into satellites

In its third Asian deal, Permira has agreed an all-equity purchase of Citigroup Venture Capital International’s majority stake in Asian Broadcast Satellite.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

AAC in 3.4x auto repair exit

Graphite Capital has agreed to buy AAC's stake in the automotive repair company U-POL for £130m, after selling the company to AAC for £75 million in 2006.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

LDC investments climb to £250m in 2010

Troubled Icelandic fund KCAJ achieves a 3x multiple from the sale of outdoor clothing retailer Mountain Warehouse.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

AREA, Europa, RREEF buy 153 Spanish bank branches

A trio of private equity real estate firms have clubbed together to acquire a second portfolio of bank branches from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Blackstone eyes Center Parcs listing

The US firm is reportedly considering a public listed entity for its Center Parcs assets in the UK to help smooth a potential majority sale to M&G Investments, the fund management group owned by British insurer Prudential

1 min read · 05 January 2013

KPS recaps manufacturer on $465m

The mid-market turnaround firm has completed a $465m recapitalization of Global Brass and Copper, $102m of which will be used to fund a cash distribution to investors.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Report: Oaktree eyes Irish housebuilder

The distressed investment specialist is reportedly in talks to buy a controlling stake in troubled Irish housebuilder McInerney.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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