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Equistone books 2.5x return on HydrasunThe oil and gas sector exit to Investcorp comes shortly after the close of Equistone's first independent fund.
- Secondary buyouts drive strong returns
Secondary buyouts have a bad reputation because of a few high-profile busts, but recently published research from Boston Consulting Group suggests sales of portfolio companies between private equity firms can produce returns just as strong as proprietary deals.
- Southern Europe: Heading South?
Southern Europe continues to face huge economic challenges – challenges so great that they may yet bring down the entire Eurozone. But although investing within the region is more difficult than ever before, local managers say there are still good deals to be found
- Advent closes Turkish office
The decision by the Boston-headquartered firm – which opened its Istanbul outpost in 2010 – underlines the immediate challenges facing the market, says Deloitte’s Mehmet Sami.
- Equistone invests in French business
It’s the ninth investment made from the firm’s EPEF IV, the first independent Equistone fund which closed on €1.5bn in January.
- Investcorp sells Armacell to Charterhouse
The Bahrain-based firm, which bought Armacell in 2007 from Gilde Buy Out Partners and CVC Capital Partners, has sold the business to Charterhouse Capital Partners for more than €500m.
- Sovereign books 5.3x on education provider
It is understood Sovereign attracted interest from The Carlyle Group, Investcorp and Providence Equity Partners, but sold WCL to Nord Anglia Education for £153m.
- Report: Charterhouse makes first Italian foray
The UK firm has bought Italian pharmaceutical group Doc Generici, its second acquisition in less than a month.
- Investcorp seals second oil and gas deal this year
The Bahrain-based firm's latest energy deal is for ATYB, a technical support service business for the oil and gas sector in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
- Investcorp makes 8x on online payment business
CVC’s €600m purchase of Skrill comes just days after it invested €800m in Domestic and General and entered exclusive talks to acquire Campbell Soup's European business.