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  • Oakley holds first close on €140m
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Peter Dubens, a UK-based entrepreneur, has taken a first step towards his €550 million target for his debut fund, using proceeds from an AIM flotation and capital from external investors and his team.

  • Advent’s Kiev office ends reorganisation(2)
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Global buyout firm Advent International has completed its reorganisation of its central and eastern European operations with the opening of an office in Ukraine.

  • Arcapita exits wind farm in second deal this week(3)
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Prudential M&G’s infrastructure arm Infracapital Partners and an unnamed group advised by JP Morgan Asset Management have bought a one third stake in wind farm Zephyr Investments from Arcapita Bank, in the Bahrain-based investor’s second deal this week.

  • Bain sells Dutch paint company for €2.2bn
    Amanda Janis- 4 January 2013

    A US conglomerate will buy Bain Capital portfolio company SigmaKalon in a €2.2 billion transaction. The US buyout firm is believed to have paid roughly €1 billion for the Dutch paint company in 2003.

  • Advent to buy Brazilian restaurant chain
    Jennifer Harris- 4 January 2013

    Advent International is following regional rival GP Investimentos into the Brazilian restaurant sector with its agreement to buy Viena for an undisclosed amount.

  • Arcapita exits wind farm in second deal this week(2)
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Prudential M&G’s infrastructure arm Infracapital Partners and an unnamed group advised by JP Morgan Asset Management have bought a one third stake in wind farm Zephyr Investments from Arcapita Bank, in the Bahrain-based investor’s second deal this week.

  • GP Investments matches Latin American fund record
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    The quoted Latin American firm GP Investments has closed its fourth fund on $1.3bn with partners in the firm contributing almost a third of the capital to equal Advent International's record breaking Latin offering.

  • Arcapita exits wind farm in second deal this week
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Prudential M&G’s infrastructure arm Infracapital Partners and an unnamed group advised by JP Morgan Asset Management have bought a one third stake in wind farm Zephyr Investments from Arcapita Bank, in the Bahrain-based investor’s second deal this week.

  • Bjorgolfsson in quick sale to AIG(3)
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Novator, the acquisition vehicle of Icelandic businessman Thor Bjorgolfsson, has sold its 65 percent stake in a Bulgarian telecoms company for €1.6 billion to AIG Investments, a year after it bought the business from an Advent International-led consortium.

  • Carlyle and Advent flip building company(3)
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Investment company Arcapita has bought window and door company HT Troplast from The Carlyle Group and Advent International two years after the firms bought the company.