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Seedcamp raises £41 millionThe London-based firm will continue to target pan-European startups.
Cinven, Bain hit ‘significant setback’ on Stada mega-dealThe firms failed to secure enough shareholder acceptances to complete the €5.3bn deal, which would have been the largest European private equity transactions this year.
- The return of the mega-deal (in miniature)
Carlyle’s sale of Holland & Barrett for £1.8bn is the latest in a string of UK mega-buyouts.
- Investec appoints Baird as Africa PE head
Peter Baird left Standard Chartered in November as it wound down its private equity business.
- Walking the line
Whether through subscription lines of credit or preferred equity, general partners are actively increasing their use of corporate finance at the fund level.
- Carlyle agrees second African deal of the year
The firm has agreed to acquire network connectivity provider CMC Networks from Investec.
- GPs borrow more to put skin in the game – Exclusive
Research from Investec has found more than a fifth of managers expect to use external financing to fund their GP commitments.
- Investec bolsters fund finance roster
The team, led by Simon Hamilton, has added four to its team in London.
- Secondaries: The sector's dirty little secret
Just because everyone uses debt, it doesn’t mean you can’t be competitive without it, a survey shows.
- PE pros give £18k a year to charity – Exclusive
Research from Investec shows more than 80% of private equity professionals have supported a philanthropic cause in the last 12 months.