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JC Flowers Fund II doubles to $6bnThe private equity firm headed by former Goldman Sachs investment banker Christopher Flowers has raised the cap for its second fund to $6 billion.
- Warburg Pincus, Cinven buy Casema in €2.85bn deal
Private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Cinven have won an auction to acquire Dutch cable television operator Casema from three other private equity firms for €2.1bn.
- Bridgepoint makes 5.5 times money on £320m All3Media sale
Permira, a European buyout firm, has bought All3Media, maker of UK television programmes Richard and Judy and Formula One, from Bridgepoint for £320m.
- Doughty sells stake in UK food group
Doughty Hanson has exited its investment in RHM, makers of Hovis bread and Mr Kipling cakes, with the sale of its remaining 26% stake through a secondary placing.
- Apax tops $5.5bn global bank tables
Private equity firms accounted for 16 percent of all global investment banking revenues in the first six months of the year.
- Blackstone ties up three deals worth $11bn in a day
The Blackstone Group, the US alternatives manager, has put its latest mega buyout fund to work with $11bn invested in three US deals in a day, quashing critics’ concerns that it would struggle to invest such a large pool of capital.
- LSP passes target with €150m close
Life Science Partners has increased its assets under management to $500m following a final close of its third venture capital fund, LSP III, at €150m.
- DLJ Spinout invests $50m in oil exploration
Avista Capital Partners has committed $50 million to London-based Celtique Energie Limited to develop and explore onshore basins in Europe and Africa.
- Cinven leads interest in £300m All3Media
All3Media, the Bridgepoint-backed company behind popular UK TV shows Richard and Judy and Shameless, is reportedly attracting interest from private equity firms Cinven, Apax and DLJ Merchant Banking.
- Blazing the Oregon trail
In an effort to spur investment in its home state, the Oregon Investment Fund has recently backed three private equity and venture capital funds—as long as they set up shop in the Beaver State. By Paul Fruchbom.