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Deal Round-up 21/01/02Quester leads £4m injection in OD2; The Custom Factory takes $600,000; Comareg up for sale.
- Apax, Hicks Muse back bolt-on buy to Yell
Funds advised by the two buyout firms have backed Yell, their joint UK investment, to acquire McLeodUSA Publishing, the directories business, for $600m.
- Apax backs up French team
The private equity firm has boosted its Paris office to be able to absorb increased deal activity in the region.
- Fourth fund for Jerusalem Venture Partners
The $400m fund will be invested in communications and Internet infrastructure companies operating in Europe, the US and Israel.
- Hicks, Muse closes Fund 5
The US buyout specialist has closed on $1.6bn, having scaled back its latest buyout fund.
- Buyout activity slumps in Q4
UK buyout volume and value has fallen dramatically since September making 2001 the first year since 1993 to see a drop in total value compared to previous years.
- Deal Round-up 16/01/02
BoS funds Park Lane MBO;Tertio secures £3m; Wireless Maingate takes E8.6m.
- Telenor set to sell directories to Texas Pacific
The US private equity firm is the front-running bidder for the Norwegian telecoms company’s directories business.
- Deal Round-up 10/07/01
Definiens and Pointop get second rounds, Clariteam lands a third and Ratos ups stake in its now successful bid vehicle
- Value of UK MBOs surge
Despite low deal volume, two massive MBO deals pushed up the value of the UK MBO market to its highest ever, according to a survey by KPMG