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Bridgepoint unwraps £375m refi for Pret a Manger

Five years after purchasing the sandwich chain, Bridgepoint has refinanced the company’s existing debt and will pay a £150m dividend to its investors.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

USAID commits to Indian energy fund

As John Kerry visits India, the government agency has launched a programme with Northern Lights Capital that secures a total of $140m for Mumbai-based Nereus Capital.

3 min read · 20 September 2013

Apax Partners closes $7.5bn fund

The global private equity firm has closed its eighth vehicle, coming in well below its original $11.9bn target.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

Advent acquires Colombian asset manager

The global private equity firm closed its second deal in Colombia since it opened its Bogotá office, amid an industry-wide draw to the country’s growing economy.

4 min read · 20 September 2013

China's domestic M&A hits record high

China's domestic M&A with PE involvement exceeded $6 billion in deal value during the first half of the year, led by the consumer staples sector.

1 min read · 20 September 2013

Ontario Teachers builds Asia team

A number of Toronto-based investment professionals have transferred to the fund's new Hong Kong office, with Alison Nankivell expected to head its regional private equity division.

3 min read · 20 September 2013

China’s Dalian buys PE-backed Sunseeker

Chinese property and entertainment giant Dalian Wanda Group has acquired Sunseeker from Irish private equity firm FL Partners as China outbound M&A picks up.

3 min read · 20 September 2013

AlpInvest loses Hong Kong exec

The head of the European fund of funds' Hong Kong secondaries team, Neal Costello, has left after less than one year in the position.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

Carlyle seals $1.6bn China dairy exit

The global private equity firm has sold its stake in Yashili International to China Mengniu, the same strategic buyer that acquired China Modern Dairy from KKR in May.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

Fundraising dynamics shift in China

As RMB fund managers struggle to raise US dollar vehicles, local governments are stepping in to support them, according to panelists at the HKVCA forum.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

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