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Carlyle rakes in $5bn for US fundThe global buyout firm has reached a $5bn first close for its fourth US buyout fund less than three months after the launch of fundraising.
- UK buyouts hit record £20bn in 04
2004 was the busiest year for the UK market since 2000, according to statistics released by global professional service firm KPMG.
- Apax, Vista buy CVC’s Itevelesa
Apax Partners and Vista Capital have acquired Spanish vehicle maintenance company Groupo Itevelesa in a secondary buyout.
- CVC hires senior MidOcean pro
Hugh Briggs, formerly of MidOcean Partners, is joining the London-headquartered firm as a director to work on cross-border deals.
- Spirit Group completes £2.1bn recap
The UK pub group backed by Texas Pacific, Blackstone, CVC and Merrill Lynch has taken advantage of liquid debt markets to fund the UK’s largest recapitalisation of a private equity-owned business.
- CVC agrees €850m Dutch sweets deal
Global baker CSM has announced provisional terms of an agreement to sell its sugar confectionery business to pan-European buyout investor CVC Capital Partners.
- Standard Life fund distributions triple
Fund of funds Standard Life European Private Equity Trust has seen annual distributions from underlying investments increase by almost 200 percent since September 2003.
- Service sale keeps AA plan on track
Automobile Association, the UK roadside assistance and car insurance business that underwent a £1.75bn buyout in July, has delivered ahead of schedule on a key part of its business plan.
- Bencis closes €250m buyout fund
The newly-independent Dutch private equity firm, formerly known as NeSBIC, has closed its second fund ahead of a €200m target.
- Competitive tensions
There is no shortage of players in the French buyout market, which has been a popular destination for institutional investors in recent years.With corporates starting to re-emerge as potential bid rivals to private equity firms, auctions are getting crowded. Andy Thomson took the Eurostar to Paris