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KKR makes first investment in India

US buyout group KKR has entered into its first investment in India in a big splash, acquiring the software business of Flextronic International for $900 million.

2 min read · 31 December 2012

EQT, Macquarie acquire SSP for £1.8bn

EQT has acquired contract caterer Compass Group’s airport and railway concessions business, while Macquarie has bought its UK motorway services arm.

2 min read · 31 December 2012

Granville Baird invests in German bus firm

The UK middle-market firm has partnered with German private equity house HSH N Kapital to acquire a German supplier of air conditioning and heating systems to buses.

1 min read · 31 December 2012

Blackstone to acquire 4.5% of Deutsche Telekom

The New York-based LBO giant is to pay €2.68bn to buy a minority stake in Germany’s largest telecoms group.

1 min read · 31 December 2012

GTCR wraps up ADP deal

Chicago’s GTCR Golder Rauner completed its $975 million buyout of Automatic Data Processing’s Claims Services Group.

1 min read · 31 December 2012

PPM Capital exits industrial parts business

Investcorp has made its second acquisition of a French auto parts distributor in the last month with the purchase of Orefi from PPM Capital for an undisclosed sum.

2 min read · 31 December 2012

Bain finalises Burlington deal

Bain Capital has completed its buyout of clothing retailer Burlington Coat Factory, paying $2.1 billion for the property.

1 min read · 31 December 2012

Liquid in largest real estate secondary deal ever

The San Francisco-based real estate secondary firm has acquired a UK portfolio of assets for $775m, believed to be the largest secondary transaction to date in the private equity real estate sector.

2 min read · 31 December 2012

Carlyle, Atlas exit UK’s Orthogon Systems

Motorola has acquired UK wireless Ethernet solutions provider Orthogon Systems.

2 min read · 31 December 2012

Wendel to acquire Deutsch Group for $1bn

French listed investment house Wendel Investissement has made its first primary acquisition outside of France with the $1.04bn purchase of US-based connectors business, Deutsch Group.

2 min read · 31 December 2012

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