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Carlyle buys Italian sportswear for €220mThe Washington DC-based private equity firm has purchased a minority stake in Italian luxury sportswear group, Moncler. The deal means a partial exit for three Italian investment firms from the company that owns brands such as Moncler, Henry Cotton and Coast, Weber & Ahaus.
- Carlyle’s Mexico fund sells portfolio company to Carlyle joint venture
For-profit education investor Apollo Global, 20 percent of which is owned by Carlyle, has purchased from Carlyle Mexico Partners 65 percent of a Mexican university valued at $47m.
- Gavea closes on $1.2bn for Brazil
The Rio-based powerhouse, led by Brazil's former central bank chief, now has $2.7bn earmarked for ‘illiquid’ deals.
- KKR unveils real estate ambitions
Real estate, mezzanine debt and expansion into public equities are on the agenda for KKR, according to an investor presentation released in conjunction with the firm’s plans to go public.
- Swicorp invests in Turkish carpet maker
The MENA-focussed financial advisory and investment firm has purchased a stake in Step, its first private equity investment in Turkey.
- Carlyle in $75m financial services PIPE
The buyout giant is betting that its investment in publicly listed wealth management company Boston Private fares better than similar financial sector PIPES.
- Conversus taps liquidity provider
The quoted fund of funds, backed by Bank of America and Oak Hill, has engaged ABN AMRO to issue a continuous quote on its shares. It is the second time the bank has provided the Euronext-traded fund with liquidity.
- Look East
Private equity firms are pursuing growth strategies in Emerging Europe, with Poland and Romania expected to take the lion’s share, writes Nicholas Lockley.
- Carlyle drops $375m deal for Chinese construction company
After nearly three years of negotiation and two revisions of the investment agreement, the two parties have decided not to proceed citing changing market conditions. Government regulation of foreign investments had thwarted the deal in the past.
- Carlyle makes first Turkish investment
The Washington-DC based private equity firm has acquired half of a shipbuilding company in the increasingly popular destination for private equity investment. Carlyle’s entrance into Turkey follows firms such as TPG, KKR and BC Partners.