Private Equity

Central & Eastern Europe

Silverfleet seals second deal in a month

The firm’s acquisition of Cimbria, a manufacturer of food processing equipment, is the third Danish buyout since December.

2 min read · 21 September 2013

Templeton exits Fund II at 2.1x net return

The global asset manager has divested all investments from its second emerging markets vehicle, though it had to contend with a difficult exit market.

2 min read · 21 September 2013

Firms stay busy during holiday ‘break’

There was no rest for several firms during the holidays that spent the allegedly ‘slow’ final week of the year closing landmark acquisitions and exits.

4 min read · 21 September 2013

Saudi LP puts $125m in China's B2C giant

The private equity arm of Kingdom Holding, headed by Saudi prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, led a consortium of investors in the $400m funding round of Chinese e-commerce business 360Buy.

2 min read · 21 September 2013

PE-backed Moscow Exchange IPOs

The private equity-backed company’s listing will seek to bolster investor’s confidence in Russia’s capital markets – an uncertain endeavour, says Baring Vostok’s Costyashkin.

3 min read · 21 September 2013

Mid Europa in €200m high yield bond refinancing

The Central and Eastern Europe-focused firm joins a list of other private equity groups that have recently opted for high-yield bonds as an alternative to senior debt financing.

3 min read · 21 September 2013

Deal Mechanic: Equistone Partners Europe & Global Blue

Over a five-year period, Equistone doubled revenue at tax services business Global Blue thanks to a series of improvements to the company’s products and services. Graham Winfrey reports

5 min read · 21 September 2013

Sovereign funds: Russia and rupees

Russia’s massive state-backed co-investment fund has sealed a second big tie-up with a big Asian investor – this time in India – and is already planning a third.

3 min read · 21 September 2013

European mid-market fundraising to remain subdued in 2013

Mid-market fundraising remained flat last year, with low levels of realisations impacting new allocations to the asset class, according to a study by placement firm Acanthus.

2 min read · 21 September 2013

Abris hits €450m hard-cap for follow-up fund

Abris, a Central and Eastern European focused firm, has attracted 21 investors from the US, Australia and the Middle East for its second fund – despite not yet registering any exits from its debut vehicle.

2 min read · 21 September 2013

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