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VUP consortium sells UK magazinesCinven, Carlyle and Apax Partners have sold a group of UK magazine titles they acquired as part of the Vivendi Universal Publishing buyout in April 2002 to United Business Media.
- Cinven strengthens France, Germany
The UK-based private equity firm has announced the appointment of investment executives for the firm’s Paris and Frankfurt offices.
- Apax in talks over rail freight deal
Apax Partners has entered into exclusive talks to acquire rail freight business English Welsh & Scottish Railway in a deal worth up to E500m.
- Intercell lands E30m blue chip round
Austrian vaccine developer Intercell has completed one of the largest European venture capital funding rounds of 2003, with Apax, Nomura and NIB Capital among the investors.
- Deal round-up 07/04/03
Sovereign leads Principal Schools buyout; Epigenomics lands E21m third round; Apax backs E10m Corvil Networks round; Granville Baird backs German MBO; Granville Baird backs German MBO
- Montagu nears £900m Linpac buyout
The newly independent UK private equity house, having beaten off competition from BC Partners and Apax, is close to acquiring the UK packaging business.
- Berwin Leighton Paisner expands PE practice
The law firm has hired former Osborne Clark practitioner Geraint Lloyd as a partner at its London offices to work on private equity transactions and fund formation.
- Apax, Carlyle bid for Auna unit
The two private equity firms have formed an alliance to bid around E400m auction for the TV and radio transmission unit of Spain's Grupo Auna.
- More PE interest in European directories
3i and Veronis Suhler Stevenson are planning to make an offer for Herold Business Data, the Austrian yellow pages unit owned by Verizon and Telekom Austria.
- Apax to launch IFCO offer
The UK private equity firm is planning to launch a E2.30 per share offer for German logistics company IFCO Systems in a deal worth around E100m.