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Exclusive: TDR holds €1.4bn second closeThe UK-based firm aims to wrap up fundraising before the end of March.
- Activa holds €200m first close
The French firm, which came to market in June, aims to collect €320m for its Fund III.
- Exclusive: Primary Capital heads for rapid final close
The firm, which owns stationery retailer Paperchase, is expected to close its fourth buyout fund on £225m in February.
- Primary Capital heads for rapid final close
The firm, which owns stationery retailer Paperchase, is expected to close its fourth buyout fund on £225m in February.
- August Equity nears £200m final close
The UK-based firm has almost reached its hard-cap after less than a year in market.
- Graphite Capital seals 2.3x caravan parks exit
The mid-market firm has sold Park Holidays UK to Caledonia Investments for £172m, bringing the total value of Graphite’s exits since October 2012 to more than £1bn.
- Study: PE image problem critical
As private equity attracts more critical attention, it must do a better job of highlighting its positive impact on the wider economy to avoid further regulation, an Investec study suggests.
- Graphite books 3.5x return on recruiter
The sale of Alexander Mann Solutions to US-based firm New Mountain Capital comes just a month after Graphite raised £500m for its eighth buyout fund.
- Graphite speeds to £475m fund close
The UK mid-market firm says its new fund – raised in just seven months without the help of a placement agent – is the largest of its kind since the crisis hit.
- UK roundtable: Flight to quality
The UK is one of the world’s most established private equity markets, long a magnet for talent and capital. But given its stuttering domestic economy, thanks in no small part to the troubles of the neighbouring eurozone, are there still opportunities for private equity to make great returns? We gathered three of the UK industry’s leading lights in London in January to ask them about the outlook for 2013