The European private equity house has acquired the German energy provider over the sale of its E1bn metering business.
The US buyout firm has hired Duncan Lewis as a senior telecommunications and media advisor at its London offices.
Former Lazard Brothers chairman David Verey is to join the Blackstone Group’s European advisory board.
The US life sciences investor has sold the hepatitis and HIV treatment company to Novartis in a deal that values the business at up to $612m.
Three private equity consortia have emerged as potential bidders for the Italian telephone directories business owned by Telecom Italia.
The UK-based private equity firm has taken a stake in French recruitment publication “Le Marché du Travail”.
Unfavourable tax and legal structures are a hindrance to private equity investment especially in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Finland and Spain, according to a report published by EVCA.
Technology-driven venture firm Kennet Venture Partners has spun out from Broadview International, the latest captive private equity unit to seek an independent future.
The UK private equity firm has agreed to invest $30m in a deal that values the company at around $100m.
Merlin Biosciences is in talks with Oxford GlycoSciences, which is currently the subject of a £101m offer from Celltech.