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CVC bulks up with Virgin Active dealCVC, no stranger to partnering with entrepreneurs after investing in F1 with Bernie Ecclestone, has acquired a majority stake in a gym chain owned by Richard Branson’s Virgin Group.
- ACS sells €636m of wind assets to Bridgepoint
Funds managed by the private equity investor have acquired 11 wind farms from ACS as part of the latter’s ongoing sale of its renewables portfolio.
- Silverfleet replaces French head with duo
Silverfleet Capital, the former buyout arm of insurer Prudential, has appointed Alexandre Lefebvre as one of two co-heads to replace the outgoing leader of its Paris office.
- Former Tesco chief takes PE role
Supermarket mogul Sir Terry Leahy is to join fellow corporate heavyweights Jack Welch and AG Lafley in advising buyout firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice.
- Bridgepoint seals 2.5x ERM exit
Bridgepoint has more than doubled its investment in consultancy Environmental Resources Management following its sale to private equity peer Charterhouse Capital Partners.
- Eurazeo joins Bridgepoint on €1bn deal
UK-based Bridgepoint and Paris-listed Eurazeo have joined forces for the first time to acquire European real estate management company Foncia.
- Ohio PERS hires Hewitt EnnisKnupp
The $76bn pension’s previous alternatives consultants were Hamilton Lane for private equity and Townsend Group for real estate.
- Advent in €188m pet food deal
The global mid-market firm has acquired Provimi Pet Food, Europe’s third largest private label pet food company.
- PEI Awards: Oaktree, Apax retain crowns
The results are in: Oaktree and Apax are among the winners that have once again been honoured by peers in the PEI Awards. Meanwhile, TPG swept the boards in Asia, while Actis, Blackstone, Bridgepoint, Robeco, CalPERS, Temasek and Partners Group were also considered standouts by voters.
- European firms set IPO record in 2010
CMBOR figures show Europe’s exit markets heating up during last year, boosted by a resurgence in IPOs which reached a total value of €21.6bn.