Finland-based private equity firm CapMan has acquired a 44 per cent stake in loss-making Swedish IT consultancy DataVis in a secondary buyout from Sweden’s Ratos.
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The Netherlands-based bank is looking to significantly reduce its exposure to the asset class, obliging subsidiary Baring Private Equity Partners to explore a buyout or break-up.
The French private equity firm has added former Seeft Ventures CEO Régis Saleur to its team of five investment partners.
Gresham, the private equity firm focused on the UK mid-market, is pinning its faith on continued growth in consumer debt through a fresh investment in 1st Credit.
Ken Fish, Mark Wiseman and Jeff Sharpe have taken board seats at the Institutional Limited Partners Association, the trade body representing institutions active in private equity.
Nordic Mezzanine, the Finland-based independent mezzanine provider, has achieved a second closing of E196m for its second fund, Nordic Mezzanine Fund II.
The private equity industry must put exits at the top of its agenda if it wants to successfully work its way through the difficult years ahead, says Michael O’Donnell, of Legal & General Ventures.
The Italian private equity firm has completed two recent deals spanning security systems and bakery production.
The French private equity house has hired former Candover director Hamish Mackenzie to head the firm’s newly-launched London office.