An increase in £100m-plus UK buyout activity produced a seven per cent increase in total deal value during the second quarter of 2003 according to the latest CMBOR survey.
The Belgian private equity firm has agreed to commit up to E30m to a German mid-market buyout fund being raised by its subsidiary Halder.
Christopher Spencer has left Clayton Dubilier & Rice’s London office less than seven months after coming in to help boost the firm’s presence in the European buyout market.
ISIS Equity Partners has held a further close on £151m for its third mid-market buyout fund, ahead of a final closing for scheduled for the end of the year.
The German venture capital firm is planning to raise up to E75m to invest in early-stage technology projects and university spin-offs.
The UK private equity firm has acquired French industrial group Frans Bonhomme from PAI, Cinven and Astorg Partners in a E520m buyout.
The global private equity firm has completed the sale of its Spanish pharmaceutical manufacturer through two transactions with trade buyers in Croatia and Italy.
Carlyle Group has made the second investment from its Carlyle Europe Partners fund, more than doubling the original E48m investment made in 1999.
ABN Amro Capital, Eurazeo and Cinven have disposed of a 33 per cent stake in French private hospital group Générale de Santé following the expiry of a lock-in period.
French optical retailer Alain Afflelou has completed a E95m purchase of 136 optical retail stores in France and Spain in a deal funded by Apax Partners.