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Apax installs Nordic office chiefLars Johansson, formerly a senior executive at Swedish venture capital firm IT Provider, has been appointed head of Nordic Operations at Apax Partners.
- Kabel buys rivals in €2.7bn LBO
Kabel Deutschland, Germany’s largest cable TV operator, jointly owned by Apax Partners, Providence Equity Partners and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, has agreed to buy its three main rivals for €2.7bn.
- Sagard buys Groupe Moniteur for €275m
Sagard, a €600m French-Canadian private equity fund, has acquired niche French publishing company Groupe Moniteur from Cinven, Carlyle Group and Apax Partners for €275m.
- Apax, Spectrum spend $320m for broadcast co
The two firms will acquire NEP Broadcasting, a provider of equipment and services for live feeds of sports and entertainment events, from Wachovia Capital Partners.
- Permira gets green light from WH Smith
Contrary to market speculation, WH Smith has agreed to allow Permira to conduct confirmatory due diligence following its £940m approach for the UK retailer earlier this week.
- Spectrum names Pentagon vet partner
The Boston-based media and communications specialist announced today that Steven Price, former head of LiveWire Capital as well as a former senior Pentagon official, will join the firm.
- Former Primedia head teams with Spectrum
Charles McCurdy, the co-founder and former president of the targeted media giant, and Spectrum Equity Investors have announced a joint initiative of up to $200m to invest in niche media businesses.
- New Look PTP overcomes abstentions
The £700 million public-to-private buyout of UK high street retailer New Look has been approved by shareholders despite a reported abstention from fund manager Fidelity.
- Sir Peter Burt joins Apax as adviser
Apax Partners, the global private equity investor, has appointed two senior advisers to its financial services team, including new ITV chairman Sir Peter Burt.
- The 2003 European Private Equity Awards
Industry practitioners cast over 10,000 votes in PrivateEquityOnline's fourth annual European Private Equity Awards, with Permira claiming six.