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CVC acquires technology group RaetCVC has acquired Dutch technology group Raet in a secondary buyout thought to be worth up to €400m.
- Head of PE lobbying group 'steps aside'
Doug Lowenstein will relinquish his CEO role at the Private Equity Growth Capital Council.
- Darwin clinches cloud deal
Darwin Private Equity has acquired cloud-based computing company Attenda from M/C Partners, a private equity firm which specialises in communications, media and IT.
- IK engineers Dutch deal
IK has made its fourth investment this year, acquiring a majority stake in engineering group Doedijns International, a transaction which takes its last fund past the two thirds deployed mark.
- HCA shares plummet post-IPO
Hospital group HCA made headlines in March as the biggest-ever private equity-backed IPO, but the company's share price has since slumped by almost one-third, reigniting debate about the financial health of PE-backed IPOs.
- Dunkin raises $423m in IPO
The Carlyle Group, Thomas H. Lee Group and Bain Capital-backed restaurant franchise will use proceeds from the IPO to pay down debt accrued in part as a result of a dividend recapitalisation last year.
- Blackstone snaps up Jack Wolfskin
Blackstone has acquired German outdoor clothing company Jack Wolfskin, the latest in a slew of deals which have come despite retailers struggling due to subdued consumer spending.
- George Roberts: On the upswing
In a rare in-depth interview, KKR co-founder George Roberts discusses both the firm’s and private equity’s ongoing evolution as they move past credit crisis ‘hiccups’ and closer to maturity.
- TPG poaches Bain executive
Bain Capital's Jingsheng Huang is moving to join rival TPG's China office and will begin his new role in late August. TPG is currently raising two separate RMB funds in Chongqing and Shanghai.
- EQT takes exits past €6bn with Securitas sale
EQT has sealed its third sizeable sale this year with the disposal of an alarm manufacturer to Bain and Hellman & Friedman.