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Houlihan Lokey boosts European coverageThe US bank, which has a strong franchise in restructuring, has recruited Florus Plantenga to take its advisory offering to Europe’s private equity firms.
- Study: Strategic buyers dominate M&A
Private equity firms no longer lead the pack, according to recently released global M&A data from mergermarket.
- Carlyle lands £360m cash machine deal
The global buyout firm has sealed a deal for De La Rue's Cash Systems division at the lower end of price expectations. The division was responsible for the world's first automated teller machine, and now has its mechanisms inside one in 10 ATMs worldwide.
- Italian fund of funds to launch London office
Milan’s Advanced Capital is carrying out the first phase of its global expansion plan.
- Blackstone taps Merrill Lynch exec as CFO
The listed mega-buyout firm has hired Merrill chief operating officer Laurence Tosi to replace long-time partner Michael Puglisi, who will stay on as a senior managing director.
- Warburg Pincus scores 3x healthcare exit
An agressive roll out of Euromedic International by Warburg Pincus and its co-investors has trebled the firm's original investment. The company has been sold to Merrill Lynch's private equity group and Ares Life Sciences for some €800m.
- Apollo portfolio company debuts below offering price
Verso Paper opened nearly $2 below its IPO price, even after being adjusted downward by the private equity giant.
- Sterling Stamos expands private equity, real assets platform
The multi-strategy asset manager has tapped Deutsche Bank veteran Robert Goodman to head its growing alternative assets unit.
- Litorina grows team, opens in Gothenburg
The Nordic buyout firm continues to grow after closing its third fund last year.
- Coping with the private equity boom
In last year's fundraising bonanza, speed of response and a reputation for staying the course helped funds of funds to meet their deployment targets. But their longer-term success will depend on finding time to identify the managers of the future, writes James Taylor.