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Deutsche shuts down fund placement unitDeutsche Bank’s Alternative Investment Fundraising Group, which until recently had been working on a number of in-house private equity funds as well as several of third party mandates, has been dissolved.
- Lenders take over Meridien hotel chain
Shareholders, including Nomura and Royal Bank Private Equity, have ceded control of the hotel chain to the company's bankers after it defaulted on loan repayments.
- Candover hires new IR director
The UK-based buyout firm has appointed former Piers Dennison as its first dedicated investor relations director.
- Six Continents rejects private equity approach
The UK pubs-to-hotels group has reportedly rejected a £2.8bn offer for its Mitchells & Butlers pubs and bars unit from BC Partners.
- Cinven, WHSmith unite for AOL book unit bid
The UK retailer has confirmed that it will bid alongside European buyout firm Cinven for AOL Time Warner’s US book unit.
- Dummett emerges at Merrill Lynch
The former head of private equity at Abbey National has joined the US investment bank’s London placement agent team.
- Lehman appoints new co-head of leveraged
The US investment bank has named former Merrill Lynch director James Greenwood as co-head of its European leveraged finance team.
- Cerberus leads Italian sportswear buyout
The New York-based distressed investment firm is to acquire Italian sportswear company Fila in a $351m deal.
- Merrill loses two senior placement agents
Ben Sullivan and William Riddle are to join financial services boutique Lazard Freres as it sets up a private equity placement group.