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IK engineers Dutch dealIK has made its fourth investment this year, acquiring a majority stake in engineering group Doedijns International, a transaction which takes its last fund past the two thirds deployed mark.
- Flotilla of deals suggests fair wind for shipping
Private equity interest in the shipping and port logistics sector is on the rise, with more than $2bn of recent deals suggesting firms are increasingly drawn to infrastructure-related assets.
- HCA shares plummet post-IPO
Hospital group HCA made headlines in March as the biggest-ever private equity-backed IPO, but the company's share price has since slumped by almost one-third, reigniting debate about the financial health of PE-backed IPOs.
- NY Teachers’ eyes European distressed debt
As the sovereign debt crisis creeps its way across Europe, Oaktree’s European Principal Fund III has picked up another $100m for distressed-for-control deals.
- Dunkin raises $423m in IPO
The Carlyle Group, Thomas H. Lee Group and Bain Capital-backed restaurant franchise will use proceeds from the IPO to pay down debt accrued in part as a result of a dividend recapitalisation last year.
- Hudson Clean Energy eyes RMB fund
The Neil Auerbach-led firm (pictured) has hired Zhongmin Shen, who will lead the private equity firm’s China effort, which is expected to include fundraising.
- Nordic reaps huge return on sale to rival
Buyout firm Nordic Capital has sold one of the ‘jewels’ of its portfolio to regional rival EQT, generating a substantial return in the process.
- Carlyle eyes restructurings in uncertain market
The firm is raising its third distressed debt fund in an environment of high asset valuations that is ‘only a few events away’ from a significant re-pricing.
- BC fund kicks off with €1.9bn deal
BC Partners has made its first acquisition with capital from its latest mega-fund, winning the hotly-contested auction for Swedish cable company Com Hem with a bid of SKr17bn (€1.9bn; $2.7bn).
- Carlyle holds second close on RMB vehicle
The RMB3.2bn fund’s registration with China’s National Development and Reform Commission will allow Carlyle to manage Chinese social security funds.