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FF&P homes in on OKA(3)Fleming Family & Partners, a UK asset manager, has bought a majority stake in UK home retail business OKA for an undisclosed amount.
- Advent lands first UK PTP since credit crunch
European buyout firm Advent International has bought domestic goods insurer Domestic & General in one of the first public to private deals since problems in the debt markets began.
- GP Investimentos prepares to go regional(2)
Brazil’s GP Investimentos, fresh from the initial close on $1.025 billion for its fourth fund, may open offices in Mexico and in the Southern Cone as the firm expands its investment activities throughout Latin America.
- GP Investimentos prepares to go regional
Brazil’s GP Investimentos, fresh from the initial close on $1.025 billion for its fourth fund, may open offices in Mexico and in the Southern Cone as the firm expands its investment activities throughout Latin America.
- Buyout firms generate record IPO volume(2)
Private equity-backed IPOs have hit record levels of $32.4bn this year, according to data provider Dealogic, despite heavy criticism for the performance of high-profile offerings like Sports Direct and private equity-backed Debenhams.
- Syntaxis holds first close on debut mezz fund(2)
The central Europe mezzanine specialist has held a first close on its debut fund as it looks to capitalise on the favourable conditions for mezzanine investors. The fund has raised just under half of its €125 million target.
- FF&P homes in on OKA(2)
Fleming Family & Partners, a UK asset manager, has bought a majority stake in UK home retail business OKA for an undisclosed amount.
- Spanish pioneer closes second fund of funds
Altamar Private Equity, a fund of funds manager with exclusively Spanish investors, has closed the country’s largest fund yet on $575m, underlining investor appetite.
- Citi makes two Turkish venture investments(3)
The venture capital business of Citi Alternative Investments has bought stakes in two Turkey-quoted retail companies as it seeks to increase its exposure to the region.
- In Washington State, KKR admits to ‘a bit of chaos’
Making a presentation before the Washington State Investment Board yesterday, KKR’s George Roberts and Johannes Huth, right,asked for a commitment to a massive new European fund and predicted a reinvigorated deal market will follow the current mega-malaise.