PwC Corporate Finance has appointed Chris Hemmings to succeed Peter Jacobs as head of its European private equity team.
The Los Angeles firm agrees to privatise Hollywood Entertainment, the owner of Hollywood Video stores, the second largest movie-rental chain in the US.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals snags one of the largest second round financings on record for a speciality pharma company without any commercialized drugs.
French mid-market private equity firm Activa Capital has acquired a majority stake in Delpharm, a pharmaceutical contract manufacturing outsourcing (CMO) firm.
Spanish sponsors Nmas1 Private Equity and Corpfin Capital have acquired security firm Segur Iberica in a €38m secondary buyout.
The Paris-headquartered European secondaries investor has announced the final closing of its third fund to focus exclusively on Europe.
OPENED & CLOSED FUND FIRM FUND LAUNCHED TYPE OF FUND GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS NO. Canada Investment Fund for Africa Actis, IFPT Management 1 tbc Private equity Africa TA/ Atlantic and Pacific V TA Associates 5 2004 Private equity US Mowbray European Venture LP Mowbray Capital 1 2004 Venture fund of funds Europe Dolphin Capital Partners LP […]
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Sagard, a €600m French-Canadian private equity fund, has acquired niche French publishing company Groupe Moniteur from Cinven, Carlyle Group and Apax Partners for €275m.