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Baring Asia raises $490m in new fund that eyes JapanBaring Private Equity Asia has raised $490 million in a new Asia-focused fund that will be seeking opportunities in Japan for the first time, founding partner and chief executive officer, Jean Eric Salata tells PEO.
- Warburg Pincus secures syndicate loan for China buyout
Warburg Pincus and a Chinese investor have secured a syndicated loan to acquire Shandong Deosen Corp, a producer of food additive in China, in a rare leverage buyout in that market.
- Stirling Square enters Italy with Metroweb buy-in
Stirling Square Capital Partnes, a European mid-market firm, has backed a €230m management buy-in of Metroweb, a fibre optics network business based in Milan.
- BNP Paribas bolsters high-yield capital markets group
The French bank hired former Deutsche Bank leveraged finance specialist to its European high-yield capital markets team.
- Warburg and Cinven buy Essent Kabelcom for €2.6bn
Warburg Pincus and Cinven, the US and European private equity firms, have won a €2.6bn auction to buy Essent Kabelcom, a Dutch cable operator, following the withdrawal of Liberty Global, a US cable business.
- Former Connecticut PE head joins PCG
David Scopelliti, the former head of the State of Connecticut’s high-profile private equity programme, is moving to gatekeeper Pacific Corporate Group as a managing director.
- Bridgepoint buys in to Italian cosmetics
London-based investor Bridgepoint has purchased a 70 percent stake in Italian perfumery Limoni for a reported €470m.
- CVC moves into debt management
European private equity investor CVC Capital Partners has launched Cordatus, a debt management business with the recent appointments of two former Deutsche Bank execs.
- Vestar-led group agree €375m Italian glass deal
A private equity consortium co-led by Vestar Capital Europe and Ergon Capital Partners has signed an agreement to acquire Italian glass insulator manufacturer Seves Group.
- Australia’s PEP makes 5x multiple on exit
Australian private equity firm Pacific Equity Partners will reap more than fives times its money from the realisation of its investment in a local financial services platform provider.