As part of a new strategy aimed at building a portfolio of majority stakes in early stage technology companies, London-based Interregnum has acquired a radio frequency engineering company for £1.5m.
The Chicago firm has acquired a majority interest in WNC Insurance Services and is joined by SE Capital, PPM America and company management.
Cornerstone Equity Investors divests PGA favourite True Temper to New York-based buyout house Gilbert Global Equity Partners.
CVC Capital Partners has announced plans for a follow-up vehicle to the $750m Asia fund launched in 2000 which is now 80 percent invested.
Argantis, a new fund aiming to take advantage of opportunities in Germany’s Mittelstand, has announced a first closing of €100 million.
Non-US investors, and an emphasis on operations and succession planning lead to fundraising success.
The sale of Polypore to Warburg Pincus generates a 30-times return on investment.
The French industrial group unloads two California assets.
The US private equity firm has appointed Imperial Tobacco chairman Derek Bonham to advise on investment activities in the general industrial and manufacturing sectors from the firm’s London office.
Barclays Private Equity, the mid-market private equity firm, has completed the £100m management buyout of Cabot Financial, a specialist debt purchaser.