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General Atlantic hires executive to lead Brazil teamThe US-based growth investor has brought on Fernando Marques Oliveira as managing director to spearhead the firm’s ramped-up investment activity in Latin America. General Atlantic last month invested in Brazilian healthcare insurance group Qualicorp.
- General Atlantic backs Brazilian healthcare group
The growth investor has made a minority investment in Sao Paulo-based Qualicorp.
- Dutch firm targets €150m for debut fund
Holland Private Equity has held a first close on €40m for its Northern European tech fund. The firm was co-founded earlier this year by Tim van Delden, previously with Avenue Capital and General Atlantic, and Hans van Ierland of Holland Corporate Finance.
- Providence grows Hong Kong team with GA hire
Sean Tong, formerly a managing director at General Atlantic, has quit the firm to join Providence Equity Partners' Hong Kong office.
- Providence in $290m deal for Asian call centre business
Providence's new deal expands the firm's investments in Asia to more than $1bn.
- General Atlantic trades in Nymex stake for CME shares
Upon the merger of Nymex Holdings and CME Group at the end of this week, the Greenwich, Connecticut-based private equity firm will hold 1.3 percent of CME; General Atlantic also holds stakes in NYSE Euronext, BM&F Bovespa and the National Stock Exchange of India.
- Report: Lehman shops $10bn alternatives arm to buyout groups
Carlyle, General Atlantic, Hellman & Friedman and Blackstone have been reported as potential buyers of Lehman Brothers divisions including its private equity arm, as the beleaguered investment bank looks to shore up its balance sheet.
- Doughty Hanson pays €750m for BPO company
The European buyout firm has made its first foray into financial services with its second deal of the year beating off stiff competition from US rivals in an auction run by UBS.
- Publicis acquires Kekst and Co.
All of Kekst’s private equity clients, which include KKR, General Atlantic and Warburg Pincus, will stay with the firm.
- General Atlantic appoints two special advisors
Former ABC Broadcasting president Robert Callahan and former Altria Group chief financial officer Dinyar Devitre have joined the global growth equity firm to identify and advise portfolio companies.