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Lion Capital goes camping with Belgian retailer(3)

The buyout firm is hoping to transfer its success with women’s shoes and lingerie retailers into the outdoor equipment and clothing market with its purchase of AS Adventure.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Bridgepoint lands 4.2x, DIC pays £600m(2)

European mid-market firm Bridgepoint has sold Alliance Medical to Dubai International Capital, as the investment firm continues a flurry of acquisitions.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Failed deals top $200bn this year(4)

The value of cancelled deals globally has broken the $200 billion mark in 2007, easily surpassing last year’s total.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

IDFC Private Equity leads $100m investment in India’s Moser Baer(4)

India’s IDFC Private Equity is leading a consortium of Singapore’s GIC Special Investments and the UK’s CDC Group to invest $100 million in the country’s largest optical storage media manufacturer Moser Baer.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Palamon-led consortium helps HSBC streamline credit card portfolio(4)

European mid-market firms Palamon and Electra Private Equity as well as Morgan Stanley’s alternative investment arm have bought two high-risk credit cards from HSBC at a discount.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

HarbourVest fleshes plans for $828m fund listing(3)

In a bid to woo investors, global fund of funds manager HarbourVest Partners has chosen a fee-free structure and is picking up the expenses for the fund offering, which will list next month 90 percent committed.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Failed deals top $200bn this year(3)

The value of cancelled deals globally has broken the $200 billion mark in 2007, easily surpassing last year’s total.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

DIC picks up Almatis, UBS underwrites $1bn(4)

Dubai International Capital, the Middle Eastern investment firm, has bought Almatis in a secondary deal, with loans at more than six times EBITDA provided by Swiss bank UBS.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Gresham recruits from Deloitte(3)

Gresham has recruited James Slipper from Deloitte as a partner, after working with the accountant on a number of deals.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Failed deals top $200bn this year(2)

The value of cancelled deals globally has broken the $200 billion mark in 2007, easily surpassing last year’s total.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

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