Protection One, a loss-making Kansas security services company, is sold to the distressed debt division of the New York Lazard spin-out firm.
Former Bioscience Managers director Michelle Doig has been hired by Abingworth Management to advise the firm on funding and refinancing its portfolio companies.
The UK-based firm has launched a new business which will provide advice and fundraising services to managers seeking to raise funds in the sub-£150m bracket.
Ark Therapeutics, the UK’s largest privately held biotechnology company, has announced its intention to raise £55 million in London’s first healthcare listing for three years.
The New York middle market player buys the golf car replacement parts manufacturer and distributor from KODA Enterprises.
The sale of The Hillman Companies provides a profitable exit for publicly traded investment firm Allied Capital.
The UK-headquartered mezzanine provider has opened a permanent office in Madrid with an initial team of three professionals.
A €6bn mandate from Dutch pension funds ABP and PGGM has increased the firm’s assets under management to €20bn, reinforcing its position as Europe’s largest private equity manager.
The firm is partnering with fellow Los Angeles-based private equity firm Diversified Investment Management Group to head a majority investment in the bankrupt Southeast and Mid-Atlantic US restaurant chain.
Private equity firms have emerged as the most important players in the consolidation of the European media sector, according to new research.