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Bridgepoint picks up CEE rail company, recaps car business(2)European buyout firm Bridgepoint has made its first standalone acquisition in central and eastern Europe after opening an office in the region six months ago. At the same time it has managed to recapitalise a Finnish business despite debt market travails.
- PPM Capital spins out from Pru, MacDougall lambasts Walker report(2)
PPM Capital, the European mid-market firm, has spun out from financial services company Prudential. The team’s leader Neil MacDougall is pleased to be leaving behind large corporate red tape.
- Virgin Active to appoint adviser for sale(2)
Virgin Active, the Bridgepoint and Permira-backed UK gymnasium, is considering appointing an adviser to sell the company next year.
- Merrill Lynch wins dentist auction
The global bank’s private equity arm has bought a UK dentist, reportedly seeing off competition from rival firms including Blackstone and Bridgepoint.
- Gala makes 5x from utility stake sale
Gala Capital, the Spanish buyout firm which led a €3.7 billion offer for Spanish airline Iberia, has sold a stake in a domestic utility company Bridgepoint and Mercapital exited in 2006.
- 23 firms sign up to Walker, BVCA monitoring group appointed
Compliance with the Walker report has pushed some publicity-shy buyout firms into the spotlight.
- FUNDRAISING SPECIAL
The implications of the liquidity crisis remain unclear, but confidence is high that investors will not lose their appetite for private equity – and even the larger funds finding it difficult to finance new deals don't seem to be losing support. Andy Thomson reports.
- Bridgepoint partially exits training company after eight years(4)
European buyout firm Bridgepoint has sold vocational skills company Protocol Skills to Close Brothers Private Equity. This represents a partial exit for Bridgepoint after eight years invested in parent company Protocol Group.
- Bridgepoint partially exits training company after eight years(3)
European buyout firm Bridgepoint has sold vocational skills company Protocol Skills to Close Brothers Private Equity. This represents a partial exit for Bridgepoint after eight years invested in parent company Protocol Group.
- GE recruits Paris leveraged finance head
As executives continue to look for fresh starts in the New Year, GE Commercial Finance has recruited Bank of Ireland’s French head of acquisition finance.