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String of exits boost Candover interimsThe listed vehicle of UK private equity firm Candover has reported a 6.4 percent rise in first half NAV per share, while pre-tax profits increased 9.8 percent to £12.3m.
- Greenpark hires Nicolas from Permira
Greenpark Capital, the London-based private equity secondaries investor, has completed two hires, including Christophe Nicolas from European buyout heavyweight Permira.
- Guillet, Burgess, Tazartes to retire from BC
LPs in funds advised by BC Partners have been informed that three of the firm’s managing partners will retire within the next 18 months.
- Russo quits Doughty, joins Lazard
The former head of Doughty Hanson's Italian operation has joined Lazard’s fledgling European buyout operation
- Russo quits Doughty’s Milan office
The former head of Doughty Hanson's Italian operation has been replaced with Alioscia Berto.
- German spigot maker sold for €1.5bn
Texas Pacific is joining CSFB Private Equity on the acquisition of German bathroom-fixture maker Friedrich Grohe AG from UK-based BC Partners.
- UK mid-market strength masks LBO slowdown
Deals worth £3.6bn were completed in the UK in Q1 of 2004, up from £3.34bn for the same period last year, despite a drop in larger LBO activity.
- Seat syndicate to repay debt after Lehman deal
Lehman Brothers has acquired a 12.38 percent stake in Seat Pagine Gialle, the Italian directories business acquired by a consortium of private equity investors in a €5.65bn deal last year.
- Charterhouse to buy Autobar for €800m
The UK-based buyout firm has beaten off competition from BC Partners to purchase Autobar, a UK-based packaging and vending machine company, from the Kuwaiti Investment Authority for more than €800m.
- Stock market listings gather pace
The stock market is continuing to prove a fruitful source of exits for European private equity firms, with a number of IPO announcements emerging from an increasingly long pipeline of potential new issues.