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Sykes to take stake in Apax buy-inSir Richard Sykes is to become chairman of Medeus, a new company which has acquired the drugs marketing arm of Elan Corporation in a $120m MBI funded by Apax Partners.
- Commerzbank builds leveraged finance team
Commerzbank Securities has appointed Thorsten Gladiator as transaction team leader for its Frankfurt-based Capital Structuring Group (CSG) while Susana Gomes has joined the London team as an associate.
- Apax, Permira offer £700m in New Look PTP
The private equity houses teaming with New Look founder Tom Singh have set aside £200m of equity as part of a 348p per share offer to the fashion retailer’s shareholders.
- Daghlian to leave SJ Berwin
John Daghlian, a senior member of law firm SJ Berwin’s private equity funds group, is joining O’Melveny & Myers, an international corporate law firm.
- Ward joins Apax as partner
Private equity firm Apax Partners has appointed Michael Ward, the former chief executive of UK pharmacy chain Lloyds Chemists, as a partner in its London office.
- Euro deal round-up 11/02/04
Cyclacel takes venture funding to $123m; Sovereign backs UK care homes buyout; Sanos lands €8m Series A round; 3i, Montagu lead $15m Searchspace round; Transatlantic funding for Pertinence Data; Soffinova backs wireless start-up; Siemens spin-off lands €4.4m second round; Elliptic lands €8.5m backing from Apax, IVC
- Hermes Private Equity buys Merlin
Hermes has acquired the European attraction operator from Apax Partners and JPMorgan Partners in a secondary buyout valuing the business at £72.5m.
- Flotation planned for Ark
Ark Therapeutics, the UK’s largest privately held biotechnology company, has announced its intention to raise £55 million in London’s first healthcare listing for three years.
- Lindsay Goldberg invests in Germany
Adding to recent US investment activity in Germany, Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer has paid an undisclosed sum for a minority stake in Wacker Construction Equipment, a family-owned machinery business.
- O’Melveny & Myers to build London presence
The US law firm has plans to hire 20 private equity specialists over the next 18 months to grow a European franchise overseen by Matthew Hudson and John Daghlian.