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  • Apax buys Trader Corporation for $745m
    Graham Winfrey- 5 January 2013

    The European private equity heavyweight is expected to come to market this year with its next fund, reportedly targeting as much as €9bn.

  • News analysis: BC Partners in elite fundraising class
    Christopher Witkowsky- 5 January 2013

    The firm, which has collected more than €4bn for the first closing of its ninth fund, is among a select group of GPs finding success in an uncertain fundraising environment.

  • EQT in fourth China deal in three months
    Hsiang-Ching Tseng- 5 January 2013

    The Nordic firm has acquired Taiwan’s Gala TV alongside the company’s CEO Poa-Chuan Lin.

  • BPEA signs off Fund V with $2.46bn
    Jenny Blinch- 5 January 2013

    The Hong Kong-based firm hit its hard-cap in just five months, turning away $1bn in over-subscriptions.

  • Valedo nears $300m final close on Fund II
    Christopher Witkowsky- 5 January 2013

    The EQT spin-out reached beyond its group of existing investors for Fund II, which will end fundraising oversubscribed.

  • EQT cooks up bakery chain deal in China
    Aston Tan- 5 January 2013

    The European firm has made yet another investment from EQT Greater China II through the acquisition of a 65 percent stake in Qinyuan Bakery.

  • EQT backs Modern Metal in China
    Hsiang-Ching Tseng- 5 January 2013

    The Nordic firm's second China fund, which is roughly 50% deployed, has inked its sixth deal.

  • EQT to bring UK firm to China
    Hsiang-Ching Tseng- 5 January 2013

    The European firm has acquired a 96% stake in UK-based food importer and distributor Classic Fine Foods, with the intention of expanding its operations into China.

  • Apax loses £2.4bn bid for Smiths Medical
    Pete Gallo- 5 January 2013

    For the second time this month, Apax Partners has seen a major buyout offer collapse.

  • Goldman, EQT prep ISS for $8.5bn exit
    Amanda Janis- 5 January 2013

    Apax has reportedly beat out rival private equity consortiums to become the exclusive bidder on the world’s fourth-largest employer, which has grown considerably under private ownership.