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Walker names team and outlines termsSir David Walker has called some of the biggest names in UK private equity to help him draw up a voluntary code for increased transparency and disclosure. Half his team are from big buyout firms.
- Esprit sells its stake in Neteconomy
Esprit Capital Partners has sold its stake in fraud software business Neteconomy, as it hits the exit trail ahead of another fundraising round.
- Apax wins Auto Trader race
Apax Partners has become the second buyout firm to invest in Trader Media, a specialist publishing arm of the Guardian Media Group. It has bought a 49.9 percent stake, in a deal that values the company at £1.35 billion.
- Vitruvian holds first close on €424m
Veteran Apax manager Toby Wyles’s return to market with his own firm Vitruvian Partners is on track after holding a first close at the end of February on €424 million.
- Sale on at New Look
Permira and Apax could be set for a substantial return if New Look, the UK clothing retailer, goes ahead with a £2 billion secondary buyout or flotation.
- Osborne offers support to industry
George Osborne, MP for Tatton and the Conservative party’s would-be Chancellor, has stepped up to back UK private equity, provided it becomes more transparent, takes its wider social responsibilities seriously and invests more in venture.
- Boots yields to increased KKR bid
The UK retailer will open its books to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, after the buyout firm increased its bid to £10.40 per share or £10.1 billion.
- Buyout firms circle €2bn Reed Elsevier division
Private equity firms are amongst the favourites to buy the education arm of Reed Elsevier, after the publishing company said it was putting the division up for sale.
- Apax and TPG make 4.5 times money on TIM Hellas
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 makes it three big exits with CBR sale
Apax Partners has continued its string of recent exit successes by selling CBR, a German fashion retailer it co-owned with Cinven, to Swedish buyout firm EQT.