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Bridgepoint closes in on maiden Fund IV dealThe European private equity firm has made a tender offer to de-list the €312m Finnish healthcare provider, Terveystalo Healthcare. If successful, it will be the first investment made from the €4.8bn Bridgepoint Europe IV.
- Last round: You’ve chosen the finalists, now choose the winners
The final voting round is open for the Private Equity International Awards. Will Apax again be voted European LBO firm of the year? Is the best North American LP still Yale? Can Advent again take the honours in Latin America? Might Abraaj be displaced as best Middle Eastern firm? Influence all these races and more by voting now.
- BerchWood expands London team, eyes Asia
The US-headquartered placement agent has hired former MVision analyst Alex Chaplin in London and is currently considering locations and team members for a push into Asia.
- Bridgepoint closes fourth European fund on €4.8bn
The London-headquartered mid-market investor has nearly doubled the size of its previous fund, garnering large re-ups from existing investors like CalPERS.
- UK mid-market advisors beef up
UK mid-market activity is now at the same level as it was in 2005, but advisory teams at Deloitte and Close Brothers, both mid-market players, have been hiring this week, with the former luring ex-private equity professional Liam Camburn.
- Aberdeen spins out to form Spirit Capital
Aberdeen Asset Management’s senior executives, Andy Glennon, Francesco Santinon and Colin Stirling, have led a management buyout from its London-listed parent. Former Bridgepoint investor relations head, Graham Dewhirst, will join the lower mid-market team as chairman.
- UK lender rejects Bridgepoint, Apollo, Blackstone buyout bid
The failed bid marks the second time this year that a private-equity backed rescue of a struggling UK-based mortgage lender has fallen apart.
- Huron adds to education platform
A portfolio company controlled by the Michigan-based private equity firm has purchased The Institute of Medical and Dental Technology.
- Pennsylvania commits almost $140m across five funds
The US pension has made commitments to private equity and real estate funds including $79m to Charterhouse Capital’s ninth European buyout fund and $9 million to a sidecar vehicle associated with Battery Ventures’ eighth fund.
- Advent backs French fashion brand
Advent will add family-owned French fashion brand Gérard Darel to its extensive retail portfolio. The firm, which has had a local presence in France since 1997, is looking to international expansion to maximise the value of its investment.