ECI Partners has sold UK tour operator Hoseasons to HgCapital in a £40m secondary buyout, making more than four times its original investment from the deal.
The Bahrain-based private equity group has appointed Thomas Middelhoff, the former Bertelsmann chief executive, who will become head of European corporate investment.
Intermediate Capital Group has invested a total of E65m as part of a E210m financing package for Codere, a Madrid-based slot machine operator.
The international law firm has hired corporate lawyer Bertrand Pellet from Norton Rose to join its French headquarters in Paris.
The German private equity firm has raised E180m for its fourth fund ahead of a final close at the end of the summer.
Benchmark Capital has completed its first public-to-private deal with the E88m acquisition of Irish electronic transactions company Alphyra.
The Swedish private equity firm has acquired body care products manufacturer CCS from listed pharmaceuticals business Medivir.
The French private equity house has agreed to back the MBO of Vivactis, a healthcare marketing specilalist, in what is the firm’s second deal since holding a E90m first close on its debut fund in January.
The UK private equity house has been selected as preferred bidder to acquire the oil, gas and petrochemicals unit of ABB in a deal worth in excess of E1bn.
CSFB Private Equity has acquired the education memorabilia company from a consortium of Investcorp and MidOcean Partners in a deal worth $1.2bn.