The New York distressed investor teams with management to acquire the building products distribution division of papermaker Georgia-Pacific.
Following significant arbitrage activity, The Blackstone Group has lowered the level of shareholder acceptances required to complete its €3.1bn bid to take Celanese private.
ECI Partners, investing from its ₤175m Fund VII, has agreed to acquire Nuaire, a privately owned fan manufacturer operating in Britain and France.
Paul Liska joins the New York private investment firm as it expands its activities into the consumer products and financial services sectors.
Bain Capital, Warburg Pincus and Silver Lake Partners will buy a production software division of EDS in what is described as the largest-ever technology private equity deal.
Barclays Private Equity, the UK-based European mid-market investor, has backed the £135m management buyout of Deb Group, a provider of skincare products and dispensing systems.
Close Brothers Private Equity, the UK mid-market private equity firm, has closed its Fund VII at a capped level of £360m – beating an original target of £350m.
Continental Europe is seeing a consistently strong flow of large buyouts, according to new figures from the UK’s Centre for Management Buyout Research (CMBOR).
The Chicago venture capital shop’s newest vehicle is geared toward seed and early stage investments in life sciences, physical sciences and information technology companies.
After an eight-year hold, Vestar exits its safety-wear portfolio company to the private equity arm of Bear Stearns.