CSFB Private Equity, the private equity arm of investment bank CSFB, has bolstered its European credentials with the appointment of Susan Schnabel as co-head of European operations.
Private equity firms lining up to buy UK chocolate retailer Thorntons now face greater competition following the appearance of more suitors prepared to examine possible bids.
Global private equity and venture capital investment in 2003 is on course to beat the total recorded last year, having reached $57bn at the six-month stage.
The UK firm has reportedly beaten off competition for the newspaper publisher’s Irish titles after they were put up for sale at the end of July.
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The Finnish firm has held a final close of its Nordic Mezzanine Fund II at E240m, exceeding the initial fundraising target of E200m.
European Acquisition Capital and Stirling Square have let their joint offer for Boosey & Hawkes lapse, giving victory to HgCapital for the listed music publisher.
Former Allegis Capital general partner Philippe Bouissou has joined the French venture capital firm to focus on software investments in Europe.
The Finnish private equity house has paid an undisclosed sum to acquire a 40 per cent stake in Setex, a smart cards manufacturer sold by the Bank of Finland.
Candover, 3i and JP Morgan Partners have agreed to pay between $925m and $975m for the Swiss engineering group’s upstream oil, gas and petrochemicals division.