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Bain loses Japanese managing directorJunichi Shiroshita has left the firm to join Bank of America’s investment banking business in Japan.
- ICG closes Tokyo office
The UK-listed mezzanine house is the latest firm to close a Tokyo office after having found the Japanese market difficult to penetrate. It will instead bolster its team in Sydney, where it has seen more deal flow.
- Merrill shuts Japanese private equity office
Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity has shut down its Tokyo office four years after setting up there. The firm has not closed a deal in Japan.
- ICG puts 13% of portfolio on danger ‘watchlist’
The UK-quoted investment firm has suffered a ‘marked deterioration’ in a number of ‘weaker assets’ since September.
- Investcorp, Barclays buy Italian vending machine maker for €800m
The private equity firms acquired Europe’s largest food and beverage vending machine maker from Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity and Argan Capital using about €600m of debt arranged by eight lenders.
- ICG closes second Asia Pacific fund on $1bn
The UK finance provider’s fund close was reportedly $500m short of its $1.5bn target.
- European Capital invests €30m in Arcapita-backed CEPL
American Capital’s publicly traded European affiliate has invested in the warehouse and logistics firm just a month after the Bahrain-based bank purchased it from Sagard.
- ICG finds opportunity in credit crunch
The UK finance provider’s full-year fiscal profits climbed 8 percent as banks continue to suffer from the credit troubles.
- Pacific Equity Partners acquires US stock transfer agent
The Sydney-based private equity firm has paid an estimated $1bn for a majority interest in American Stock Transfer as it looks to build its global share registry business.
- Bridgepoint eyes sale after doubling pet company’s profits(4)
Bridgepoint, the European mid-market firm, is set to sell Pets at Home, a company it refinanced within a year of purchase, repaying 58 percent of its initial investment.