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Milbank poaches Freshfields Munich teamLaw firm Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy has appointed private equity lawyers Peter Nussbaum, Norbert Rieger and Rolf Gerald Füger to lead a new push into German buyouts.
- Doughty makes 3.5x money on ATU sale
Following last month’s aborted IPO, Doughty Hanson has agreed to sell German automotive operator Auto-Teile-Unger to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts for $1.75 billion, returning $850 million to its fund.
- Thoma Cressey opens Boston office
David Mayer, co-head of the Chicago firm's healthcare practice, will head up Thoma's expansion into life sciences from a new Boston office.
- Bain raises $4.25bn for two funds
The Boston buyout shop has managed to round up commitments in less than two months in one of the largest fundraisings of the year.
- TH Lee to buy pet supplies co for $360m
A week after its multibillion Refco recap, the Boston firm, through portfolio holding United Industries, agreed to buy United Pet Group from private equity firms TA Associates and Friend Skoler.
- Change Capital leaves Vendex consortium
KKR and AlpInvest have made an unconditional offer for Royal Vendex KBB NV, the Dutch retailer, despite former supporter Change Capital pulling out of the consortium.
- Russo quits Doughty, joins Lazard
The former head of Doughty Hanson's Italian operation has joined Lazard’s fledgling European buyout operation
- Former American Capital MD defects to Allied
The publicly traded business development company has hired the former Los Angeles head of American Capital Strategies as it expands operations to California.
- Montagu buys Stabilus from KKR
Montagu Private Equity, the UK-based European private equity firm, has acquired German manufacturer Stabilus from Demag Holding, which is majority-owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.
- Wendel acquires Editis for €660m
The French private equity firm has acquired the former Vivendi publishing group from French conglomerate Lagardere for €660m.