Newly independent Solid Capital Partners, formerly known as NeSBIC CTE Funds, is aiming to raise €75m by the end of this year for investment in the Benelux region.
San Francisco-based private equity firm Energy Investors Fund has issued $295m in bonds to refinance bank debt and pay a dividend on its Crockett Cogeneration investment.
The New York-based media and telecommunications specialist is targeting between $1.25bn and $1.6bn for its second fund.
The Silicon Valley-headquartered media and entertainment ‘venture buyout’ investor has agreed to acquire UK computer games developer Eidos for £71m.
Three executives have left the Chicago-based GTCR Golder Rauner and teamed up to form Flexpoint Partners, a financial services and healthcare specialist.
More than three quarters of UK chief executives expect increased competition from highly leveraged financial buyers in the next six months according to the results of a survey from PwC.
An adverse tax change and growing nervousness in the banking community could end the current boom in the UK private equity market, says the Centre of Management Buyout Research.
SVG Capital, the London-listed investment trust, has signed an agreement guaranteeing its commitment to buyout group Permira's next two funds.
Anil Ahuja, formerly head of India investments for JP Morgan, has joined the global private equity firm as it makes further inroads into Asia.
The board of Hit Entertainment, a UK media production company, is in support of a 300p per share cash offer from Apax Partners.