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Deal reduces Bridgepoint stake in Alliance MedicalBridgepoint lost the bulk of its minority stake in Alliance Medical as part of a restructuring deal, while Dubai International Capital will see its stake in the business reduced from 60% to just 2.5%.
- In defence of pass-the-parcel
New research suggests that opposition to secondary buyouts is ‘clearly not justified'.
- Bridgepoint acquires jewellery retailers for €600m
The European private equity firm is buying French jewellery retailers Histoire d’Or and Marc Orian from Silverfleet Capital and Qualium Investment, respectively. Silverfleet sold Histoire d’Or for €417 million, generating a 3x exit multiple.
- HarbourVest moves secondaries specialist to Asia
Tim Flower relocated to the firm’s Hong Kong office from London this month and is the firm’s first dedicated secondaries specialist in the region.
- Hg scores 3.7x as KKR strikes €1.4bn Nordic first
KKR's debut Nordic deal is for business software company Visma, whose EBIDTA has grown more than 265% since its 2006 take-private by HgCapital.
- Breaking through the barrier
After a lacklustre 2009, the secondaries market is marking a return to (booming) business as usual.
- Bridgepoint adds Rose to advisory roster
Retail manager Sir Stuart Rose joins the ranks of corporate and political veterans, such as James Crosby and Lord Patten, to advise the firm.
- SVG eyes secondaries sales
The listed firm, which has reported strong portfolio company growth in its iterim results, looks likely to sell some ‘early secondary’ fund interests to boost liquidity.
- Texas Teachers co-invests $160m
The $94bn pension fund has invested alongside KKR, Warburg Pincus and Apollo in the past nine months as it expands its co-investment programme.
- Flynn ‘steps down’ from Hermes GPE
Susan Flynn has left her role as co-CIO at fund of funds Hermes GPE.