The two firms have bought the UK operations of cinema group Warner Village in a deal valued at around £225m.
The firm has held a final close of its debut fund on E700m and has announced a cast of VIP appointments to its advisory board.
ABN Amro’s lapsed offer for UK pizza chain PizzaExpress has handed victory to TDR Capital and Capricorn’s 387 pence per share offer for the business.
The two UK-based private equity groups have agreed to purchase the science and trade publishing unit of German publisher Bertelsmann for E1.05bn.
The private equity unit of Standard Life has appointed Dan Cahill as managing director of its newly-established North American division.
In private equity’s latest foray into the UK retail sector, Permira has tabled an indicative £1.54bn all-cash offer for Debenhams, the department store chain.
UK-based BioScience Managers has joined forces with Imperial College London to raise £50m venture capital fund for early-stage medical and life science companies predominantly in the UK.
KKR has appointed former Carlyle MD Jacques Garaïlde to lead the firm’s operations in the French market.
Blackstone has appointed Vestar Capital founding partner Prakash Melwani as a senior partner.
Over nine out of every ten euros invested in European biotechnology companies in 2002 came from venture capitalists, often injecting more capital into later stage portfolio companies.