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Secondaries, mid-market firms battle for PEI awardsSeveral heated contests have emerged in The Private Equity International Awards 2009, including a close fight for top European mid-market firm between Advent, Bridgepoint, Silverfleet and Electra.
- Advent writes off €140m Spanish investment
The firm’s portfolio company, Hune, which rents and sells construction equipment, was sold back to management for €1 after suffering from broad industry contraction.
- SEAVI Advent- and Apollo-backed company plans $250m IPO
Shengli Oil & Gas is the latest in a series of private equity-backed companies planning to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
- Marcol, Advent buy German care home specialist
Advent has teamed with real estate investor Marcol for what the firms say is Germany’s largest private equity deal this year.
- Study: Leverage accounts for one-third of returns
As buyout firms adapt to a low-leverage investment climate, research suggests that debt has never been the dominant driver of private equity returns.
- Advent agrees German all-equity deal
Advent hopes to capitalise on the highly fragmented German debt collection market with the purchase of GFKL Financial Services.
- Cordiant hires veteran fundraiser
Graeme Johnson will lead investor relations activities for the emerging markets investment firm.
- Advent hires ICICI Venture pro for India
Shweta Jalan has joined Advent's fledgling Indian operations. The hire follows six additions to its operating partner programme in the past three weeks.
- Small minority of GPs were boomtime net sellers
Only 10 of the largest 50 private equity firms in the world sold more than they bought during a five-year period characterised by sky-high prices and bidding wars, PEI Media research shows.
- Advent stocks its closet with $380m Charlotte Russe deal
The women’s apparel company last year rejected an unsolicited offer of roughly $175m from KarpReilly and HIG.