Duke Street Capital has acquired a further 10 per cent stake in the fitness club chain at 87.5p, triggering a mandatory offer at this higher price.
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Not even the genteel partnership of Lazard can escape the mergers and acquisitions bust and Bruce Wasserstein is clearly taking a more aggressive management approach. Breakingviews reports on changes at the house of Lazard
3i has become the first private equity firm to participate in Marconi’s sell-off programme with the acquisition of its Applied Technologies Division.
Although Q2 venture investing in Ireland has picked up compared to Q1, the year-on-year figures reveal a marked drop in total investment.
The venture capital investor has announced two appointments as part of the firm’s strategy of targeting the broader UK technology market.
The German private bank has made a first closing of E60m of its inaugural fund of funds targeting investments in both Europe and the US.
European VCs back Addex growth; InfoCyclone attracts $7m
The UK-listed technology investor has seen its portfolio value fall by 15 per cent, but remains upbeat about the firm’s prospects.
The UK IT and life sciences investor has made its third investment in as many weeks as part of a $30m investment in the US pharmaceuticals firm.