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BC Partners hires managing partnerThe European buyout group behind some of Europe’s largest transactions is putting Italy on its map with the appointment of Antonio Belloni, a veteran industrialist, as managing partner of its Milanese office.
- Allianz exits Four Seasons for £1.4bn
Allianz Capital Partners has sold UK care homes provider Four Seasons Healthcare to an investment fund of the Qatar Investment Authority, despite interest from 3i and Terra Firma Capital Partners.
- Lovells makes two hires for London
Lovells is rebuilding its London private equity practice with the hire of two partners following the departure of private equity head Marco Compagnoni earlier this year.
- Latham & Watkins lures German partner
Law firm Latham & Watkins has strengthened its Frankfurt office with the appointment of Christina Ungeheuer, a partner in the leverage finance group at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy.
- Permira to sell Travelodge for £650m
Permira is reportedly selling its budget hotel chain Travelodge for approximately £650m, with Dubai International Capital likely to win the race after entering into exclusive talks with the European buyout firm.
- Place your bets
Hermes Private Equity has followed buyout firms Permira, Cinven and BC Partners into the European gaming, or gambling, sector. Robert Venes reports.
- Bulking up at the gym
Summer is a busy time for the gym sector as people put in the hours to attain the perfect beach body. Private equity, it turns out, has been flexing its acquisition muscles too. By Robert Venes.
- HBoS cuts smaller managers from investment strategy
The Scottish bank, one of the biggest investors in private equity in the UK, is trimming its roster of general partner relationships to focus its efforts on winning larger underwriting mandates and to give its integrated finance arm a clear pitch.
- Former SJ Berwin German head joins Hogan & Hartson
Hogan & Hartson, an international law firm, has appointed Uwe Steininger, who resigned as head of SJ Berwin’s German funds practice last December, as a partner.
- KKR, Apollo interested in £5bn UK water utility
US buyout firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Apollo Management are eyeing a £5bn bid for Severn Trent, a UK water and waste management business.