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Electra accelerates investment paceThe London-listed firm’s investment volume was £204m during the period, more than double compared to the £92m in the previous period, which was mainly due to Electra’s investments in bank-related assets – an area where it sees deal flow picking up.
- CPPIB ‘convinced’ of PE outperformance
The Canadian pension fund's emerging markets and developed private equity investments beat respective equities returns - a phenomenon the LP expects to continue long-term.
- Terra Firma eyes Odeon exit
The European firm has hired advisors to sell Europe’s largest cinema chain, in a transaction likely to value the business at more than £1bn.
- Electra makes 15x on Allflex
The binding offer by BC Partners values the animal tags business at more than $1.3bn, completing an auction process that had attracted interests from a long list of private equity firms.
- EVCA elects LP as chairman
George Anson, a managing director at HarbourVest who has been on EVCA’s LP Platform Council since it was established, will encourage openness and transparency among its LP members.
- Springer Science goes to BC Partners
After abandoning an IPO, EQT and GIC have partially exited the German publishing business with a €3.3bn sale to BC Partners.
- Terra Firma to list Deutsche Annington
The flotation plans, due to value the property group at up to €11bn, come amid rising expectations that the UK firm will return to the fundraising trail later this year.
- BC Partners to float Foxtons
After an eventful ownership period – with BC losing control of the business at one point – the London-headquartered firm is reportedly set to make 2x on the real estate agency chain.
- BC Partners hires former Blackstone exec
The London-based firm, which started searching for a senior partner in the UK in January following the departure of Andrew Newington, has hired former Blackstone executive Matthew Tooth.
- Turkey: Beyond the protests
Despite recent protests, Turkey remains a strong market for private equity investment, write Ted Cominos (pictured) and John Faurescu.