The private equity houses teaming with New Look founder Tom Singh have set aside £200m of equity as part of a 348p per share offer to the fashion retailer’s shareholders.
HgCapital, the European private equity firm, has completed the €115 million management buyout of Germany’s Hirschmann Electronics from Rheinmetall.
The Chicago firm will buy the consumer products company in its second acquisition this week.
The global private equity firm nabs a seasoned technology investor from Warburg Pincus.
The independent investment bank has reportedly started a recruitment campaign to build a presence in the European buyout market.
European mid-market investor PPM Ventures has reported an IRR of 33 percent on the UK healthcare business it acquired from Cinven in 2000.
Warburg Pincus and Blackstone Capital Partners have backed the launch of a $300m energy exploration and production venture in West Africa.
Natexis Cape has announced the first closing of its Cape Natexis Private Equity Fund at €87m – surpassing an original first closing target of €60m.
Michael Berk, a former senior vice president at JLL Partners, will join the Boston office to focus on LBOs and recapitalizations in the consumer, financial services and business services sectors.
The New York firm acquires Scientific Protein Laboratories, a maker of ingredients for end-use pharmaceuticals, in its fifth portfolio acquisition for its debut fund, closed last June.