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CVC buys Nordic opticianThe London-based firm has agreed to buy Synsam Nordic from Swedish investment group Alipes.
- Exclusive: Bain hits $6bn target for Fund XI
The Boston-based firm is likely to hold a final close for the fund this month.
- ATP, Advent and Bain in €2.3bn payments deal
The group aims to expand the business before listing it on one of the local Nordic stock exchanges.
- Warburg books 4.5x on Poundland
With its partial exit of the discount retailer via a £750m IPO, Warburg has generated an IRR of more than 50%.
- Wave of China re-listings coming
Many China-based businesses that have been taken private in recent years are expected to be re-listed.
- Exclusive: Brown quits Advent for Riverstone
Three IR professionals have left Advent, including Bob Brown, who joined the firm in 2010.
- Pets at Home, ISS and Poundland set to float
The new offerings by KKR, Warburg Pincus and Goldman/EQT highlight the recovery of Europe’s IPO market.
- CVC buys $1bn AVAST
Despite closing a new fund last year, CVC is still investing its €10.75bn fifth fund, a 2008-vintage.
- Advent closes second office in a week(2)
The Boston-headquartered firm, which closed its Istanbul office last week, blamed slow deal activity in recent years for the decision to close its Milan office.
- Advent closes Turkish office(2)
The decision by the Boston-headquartered firm – which opened its Istanbul outpost in 2010 – underlines the immediate challenges facing the market, says Deloitte’s Mehmet Sami.