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DLJ South American team leads $370m Brazil dealDLJ, Gavea, Magna and Highbridge are among the firms picking up a 25% stake in Brazil-based Grupo Santillana de Ediciones, a publisher of educational text books.
- Apax brings in McKinsey veteran
Ian Davis – McKinsey’s former worldwide managing director – will advise Martin Halusa on Apax’s global expansion.
- Apax invests $1bn in Brazilian debut
Apax adds to private equity momentum in Brazil, following First Reserve and The Carlyle Group in recent deals.
- Apax to buy stake in IT security company
The firm has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Sophos from the company’s founders and TA Associates, which first invested in Sophos in 2002.
- GPs, policymakers gather in Brussels to talk PE
An invitation-only gathering of government leaders, academics and senior private equity industry professionals Tuesday in Belgium is part of a planned long-term effort to assess the impact of private equity on the global economy.
- US lobbying association seeks more members
The handful of major firms backing the Private Equity Council will open membership to other GPs, including small firms that may make a better impression on Capitol Hill.
- Better Capital inks second deal
The Jon Moulton-led firm is investing £13m in the UK business of Reader's Digest, an investment that will pull the business out of administration.
- Deal data reveals European uptick
At the end of the slowest year for European buyouts since the mid-1990s, there were some stirrings of activity, according to CMBOR data.
- Apax nets 4.5x on Tommy Hilfiger exit
The New York- and London-based firm is selling the clothing retailer to Phillips-Van Heusen for €2.2bn, after acquiring the company in 2006 for €1.2bn.
- Veteran GPs triumph in PEI Awards
Apax, KKR, Oaktree and H&F were among the long-established firms taking top honours in the highly regarded Private Equity International Awards 2009.