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Bridgepoint wins Wiggle for £180mEuropean mid-market buyout house Bridgepoint has won the race to acquire online cycling retailer Wiggle, paying Isis Equity Partners £180m to acquire the UK-based company.
- Advent hires operating partner for TMT
The global mid-market firm has added Harry Debes, former CEO of Lawson Software, to its operating team. Debes will focus on opportunities in the software and technology space.
- Advent expands to Bogotá
The firm will try and capitalise on opportunities created by Colombia’s growing economy and the easing of local regulatory pressure on private equity.
- Advent invests in Polish healthcare sector
Advent International has invested in cardiovascular treatment company American Heart of Poland, the firm’s 12th Polish investment and 36th in Central and Eastern Europe.
- Advent hires Weil private equity chief
Global private equity firm Advent International has appointed James Westra (pictured), co-head of private equity at law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges, as its chief legal officer.
- CVC acquires technology group Raet
CVC has acquired Dutch technology group Raet in a secondary buyout thought to be worth up to €400m.
- Darwin clinches cloud deal
Darwin Private Equity has acquired cloud-based computing company Attenda from M/C Partners, a private equity firm which specialises in communications, media and IT.
- 'Solid' first half for HgCapital
HgCapital Trust, the listed arm of Ian Armitage (pictured)-led buyout group HgCapital, outperformed the FTSE All Share index in the first half - although NAV growth was down on H2 last year.
- SVG soars as Permira’s funds improve
The listed fund of funds reported strong earnings in the first half but is not yet ready to start committing to new funds.
- Advent in Brazilian financial services exit
The Boston-based private equity firm sold its remaining shares in Cetip, a fixed income securities and over-the-counter derivatives depository, for nearly twice the company’s 2009 IPO price.