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Descazeaux made partner at ApaxLondon-headquartered private equity firm Apax Partners has announced six promotions in its Paris office.
- Carlyle rakes in $5bn for US fund
The global buyout firm has reached a $5bn first close for its fourth US buyout fund less than three months after the launch of fundraising.
- Apax, Vista buy CVC’s Itevelesa
Apax Partners and Vista Capital have acquired Spanish vehicle maintenance company Groupo Itevelesa in a secondary buyout.
- Exponent makes six appointments
The start-up private equity firm has hired a finance director and five investment professionals to help invest its debut £400m fund.
- Intelsat buyout under threat
The Zeus consortium which had agreed to purchase global satellite company Intelsat in a deal expected to be completed next month are considering its position after the failure of one of the company’s satellites.
- GS Capital acquires £363m satellite stake
GS Capital Partners, the principal investment arm of Goldman Sachs, has bought a 16 percent stake in France based satellite operator Eutelsat.
- Terra Firma acquires Tank & Rast
The London-based private equity firm has signed an agreement to acquire the German motorway service station group for €1.035bn.
- Duke, Apax sell Wickes, keep Focus
Duke Street Capital is to receive £155m in cash from the £950m sale of UK DIY retailer Wickes to trade buyer Travis Perkins.
- Standard Life fund distributions triple
Fund of funds Standard Life European Private Equity Trust has seen annual distributions from underlying investments increase by almost 200 percent since September 2003.
- Feeding frenzy: 2004 deal volume nears $300bn
Private equity groups around the globe backed transactions worth almost $300bn in 2004, a 60 percent increase on 2003, according to new research.