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Apax and TPG make 4.5 times money on TIM Hellas(2)Apax Partners has completed its second lucrative exit in two weeks after selling TIM Hellas, the Greek mobile operator it co-owned with Texas Pacific Group, to Egyptian telecoms entrepreneur Naguib Sawiris.
- Apax, Morgan Stanley to buy US insurance firm(2)
Hub International will be purchased for $1.8bn by private equity firm Apax Partners and Morgan Stanley Principle Investments.
- Lord Browne joins Apax Partners(2)
John Browne, BP’s chief executive, has stepped down from the oil giant ahead of schedule to become chairman of Apax Partners’ supervisory board, a position he accepted last year.
- Blackstone leads the bidding for Apax healthcare asset(2)
Blackstone and the Wallenbergs take an early lead in the €3 billion race for Mölnlycke, a Swedish medical products manufacturer.
- Apax Partners takes 27 percent stake in GFI Informatique(2)
Apax Partners has invested €56 million in a French information technology services company that is hoping to double revenues to €1bn in three to five years.
- Retail buyout targets enjoy mixed fortunes(2)
UK retailers that rejected private equity advances in 2006 have failed to flourish on the public market.
- Industry enjoys record year as default fears grow
Global private equity deal volume soared to a record $737.4 billion in 2006, but more difficult times may lie ahead.
- US buyout groups join BVCA(2)
Bain Capital, Blackstone, Carlyle and KKR have signed up to the BVCA, a UK trade body, as the industry continues its charm offensive.
- Candover and Bourne win €900m Parques Reunidos battle
Candover has teamed up with a trade player to win the hotly-contested auction for Europe’s largest theme park operator.
- Apax achieves massive return on €3bn Mölnlycke sale
Apax Partners has enjoyed a return of more than ten times its investment after selling Swedish healthcare business Mölnlycke to Investor and Morgan Stanley.