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Freshfields hires French private equity partnerThe international law firm has hired corporate lawyer Bertrand Pellet from Norton Rose to join its French headquarters in Paris.
- Aletheia Partners to raise debut fund
The private equity firm set up by Robert Tchenguiz and Scott Lanphere is planning to raise between £300m and £500m to invest in businesses with significant property assets.
- MD leaves CSFB Private Equity in London
Reid Perper, one of two London-based MDs at the bank’s private equity unit, has left the business three years after joining the bank.
- WestLB to sell principal finance unit
The German bank has confirmed that it intends to sell its London-based principal finance unit although a deal is unlikely before the end of the year.
- VUP consortium sells UK magazines
Cinven, Carlyle and Apax Partners have sold a group of UK magazine titles they acquired as part of the Vivendi Universal Publishing buyout in April 2002 to United Business Media.
- Kirkland & Ellis eyes German opportunity
The US corporate law firm’s European private equity practice is mulling plans to open an office in Germany by 2004.
- Cinven strengthens France, Germany
The UK-based private equity firm has announced the appointment of investment executives for the firm’s Paris and Frankfurt offices.
- WestLB makes second AWG approach
The German bank’s private equity unit has indicated that it is willing to offer between £918m and £961m for the UK-listed utility group.
- PE firms linked with ferry deal
ABN Amro Capital is among a number of firms considering a bid for the £150m Manx ferry company put up for sale by Sea Containers.
- Mid-market dominates UK dealflow
The first three months of 2003 saw the highest number of UK mid-market buyouts deals since 1999, while larger deals were at their lowest level for seven years.