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Baratta steps up to head Blackstone EuropeJoe Baratta will lead the private equity giant’s European operations after David Blitzer returns to New York.
- Wellcome: European funds to face tough times
The £13bn endowment is shifting its focus away from Europe and the traditional limited partner model.
- Ferrovial to sell Swissport to PAI Partners for €654m
Spanish infrastructure group Ferrovial has agreed to sell its airport ground handling company Swissport International to Paris-based private equity firm PAI Partners for €654m. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year following approval from the competition authorities.
- 17Capital closes debut fund on €88m
The London-based secondaries investor is targeting European transactions between €5m and €50m.
- SVG eyes secondaries sales
The listed firm, which has reported strong portfolio company growth in its iterim results, looks likely to sell some ‘early secondary’ fund interests to boost liquidity.
- BLM builds team ahead of Italian SPAC push
Infrastructure doyen Vito Gambarale and private equity veteran Carlo Mammola have joined forces with Berger, Lahnstein and Middelhoff to raise €250m for the Italian mid-market.
- ICG to spend up to £200m in 2010
Europe’s largest mezzanine capital provider to LBOs has nearly €2bn in investment capacity, including a €780m credit facility.
- PAI returns to deal-mode
An exit coupled with a secondary buyout mark a return to ‘business as usual’ for the Paris-based firm, following its dramatic fund downsizing and management reshuffle.
- HIG injects £30m equity into window deal
The European arm of US private equity firm HIG Capital sees manufacturing firm Synseal as a platform for consolidation.
- Rearranging of the guard
Montagu and Doughty Hanson are the latest European firms to make room at the top.