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Apax in $1.8bn tertiary buyoutThe firm’s $600m equity cheque for North American marketing agency Advantage Sales & Marketing will push Apax’s €11.2bn Fund VII to just over the 60% deployed mark.
- The GPs’ GP heads east
Partners Capital, the private investment office for private equity professionals, is opening an office in Hong Kong.
- Bridgepoint acquires jewellery retailers for €600m
The European private equity firm is buying French jewellery retailers Histoire d’Or and Marc Orian from Silverfleet Capital and Qualium Investment, respectively. Silverfleet sold Histoire d’Or for €417 million, generating a 3x exit multiple.
- IPO exits decline in the third quarter
Despite some record-breaking deals, private equity firms only managed to raise $5.7bn in the IPO market in Q3 2010.
- Blackstone buys into Brazil
The firm will reportedly pay $200m for a 40% stake in Sao Paulo-based Patria Investments, with which Blackstone has had a strategic alliance since 2004.
- GA, Apax in Chinese real estate deal
The firms will acquire minority stakes in NYSE-listed SouFun, China’s largest online real estate company.
- Apax in $1.2bn healthcare exit
The firm has clinched its second healthcare exit since August with the sale of Qualitest Pharmaceuticals to a strategic buyer.
- CVC picks up Sunrise for $3.25bn
CVC’s purchase of the Swiss telecoms company provides a partial exit for Blackstone, KKR, Permira and Providence.
- Privately Speaking: Standard bearer
Edinburgh-based SL Capital Partners' David Currie discusses what comes next for the industry and the firm.
- Carlyle invests in Brazilian lingerie maker
Adding to its previous investments in Latin America’s largest economy, the firm will purchase a majority stake in Scalina, a major manufacturer of hosiery and lingerie.