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Terra Firma holds E1.7bn second closeThe firm has added E700m at the second close of Terra Firma Capital Partners II ahead of a E2bn final close scheduled for early 2004.
- Carlyle hires European director
Former Merrill Lynch banker Eric Fellhauer has joined the private equity firm’s German team as a director for European buyouts.
- Deloitte launches fund placement unit
The latest shake-up of the private equity placement sector sees Deloitte, one of the big four accountancy groups, become the first to establish a private placement unit.
- DrKW hires financial sponsors MD
The investment banking unit of Dresdner Bank has hired former JP Morgan Chase managing director Pascal Maeter as managing director and head of its financial sponsors group.
- Apax, Hicks in Yell IPO boost
Shares in the UK directories business have made a strong debut in today’s £1.14bn listing on the London Stock Exchange, enabling its private equity owner to sell a greater stake than originally planned.
- UBS builds private equity team in US
At a time when a significant number of major US funds are gearing up to fund raise in 2004, UBS has made a series of appointments at its US private equity funds group to deepen its presence in what the firm sees as a core market.
- Three groups vie for BertelsmannSpringer
The German publisher has reduced the number of bidders for its science publishing unit to three groups, with Apax, Candover, CVC and Blackstone still in the running.
- Merrill continues to rebuild placement group
Merrill Lynch has replaced six of the seven placement professionals that left the firm in February to join Lazard Freres.
- Merrill sues placement defectors
Merrill Lynch has filed suit against rival bank Lazard and a group of former placement agents, alleging collusion and the misappropriation of confidential information.
- Hamilton Lane rebuilds research team
The US advisory group has hired four new executives following the departure of six of its research team last month to form Franklin Investment.