Glasgow-based private equity firm Scottish Equity Partners has hired Lara Bayley as the head of marketing as the firm continues its expansion in London and the South East.
French private equity firms Astorg Partners and 21 Centrale Partners have acquired a controlling stake in French industrial oven maker Mecatherm in a deal worth more than E50m.
UK mid-market private equity firm Kleinwort Capital has backed the £35m buyout of Securistyle, a UK operator in the manufacture of window hinges.
ABN Amro Capital has sold healthcare products portfolio company Accantia to Duke Street Capital in a secondary buyout worth £225m.
The family's investment vehicle Bregal is reportedly planning to invest up to $650m in Centre Partners, a New York-based buyout firm.
The French unit of Italian private equity firm 21 Investimenti is close to announcing a final close of its second expansion capital fund.
US firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is to acquire MTU Aero Engines, the group’s aircraft engine maintenance and repair unit, for an undisclosed sum.
Venture capital investment in Continental Europe slowed to E616m in the third quarter, although UK activity showed signs of a recovery.
3i has reportedly beaten off competition from Morgan Stanley Capital Partners and Apax Partners in the bidding to acquire SSL’s medical division in a deal worth up to £275m.
Germany’s MG Technologies has set the first week of December as the deadline for first-round bids for its Dinamit Nobel chemicals unit, which has attracted considerable private equity interest.