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Hellman, TPG gain control of brokerageHellman & Friedman and Texas Pacific Group have agreed to a roughly $1.5 billion deal to acquire a 60 percent stake in Linsco/Private Ledger, an independent broker. The transaction, coming on the heels of the Refco implosion, reaffirms private equity’s commitment to the financial services space.
- TPG, Apax continue Greek wireless pursuit
Texas Pacific Group and Apax Partners have agreed to their second deal in the Greek mobile telecom market in the past seven months, buying Q-Telecom in a €350 million deal. There are no plans as of yet to combine the two.
- Hellman in $1.1bn insurance deal
A Hellman & Friedman-led consortium, which includes the government of Singapore, has bought auto franchise insurer Universal Underwriters Group.
- Hellman Friedman pays $1.1bn for DoubleClick
The San Francisco-based private equity firm Hellman & Friedman is taking private marketing tech firm DoubleClick, alongside San Diego-based venture capital firm JMI Equity.
- Kayne Anderson closes $550m energy fund
The Los Angeles- and Houston-based investment firm has closed its third energy private equity fund on $550m, more than double its previous fund of $240m.
- Blackstone builds B2B media platform
The New York private equity firm has established a new platform with publishing veteran Robert Krakoff to invest in business-to-business communications and media companies.
- Hellman hires World Bank exec
San Francisco-based Hellman & Friedman has brought on Jeffrey Goldstein, former CFO of the World Bank, as managing director.
- Blackstone builds B2B media platform
The New York private equity firm has established a new platform with publishing veteran Robert Krakoff to invest in business-to-business communications and media companies.
- Private equity growth ‘underestimated’
A new report from investment bank JP Morgan suggests that the importance of private equity within the context of global M&A may be greater than previously thought.