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Landmark deal in China for Newbridge

The San Francisco firm strikes a deal with Shenzhen Development Bank, marking China’s first-ever sale to a foreigner of a controlling stake in a state-owned bank.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Montagu buys Stabilus from KKR

Montagu Private Equity, the UK-based European private equity firm, has acquired German manufacturer Stabilus from Demag Holding, which is majority-owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

Softbank Capital hires wireless expert

Craig Cooper will join the venture capital group as a partner to direct investments in broadband companies with a focus on the wireless sector.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

Citigroup to buy Korean chipmaker for $822m

Citigroup Venture Capital has agreed to buy the non-memory division of Hynix Semiconductor after more than a year of negotiations.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

CVC exits Trench in $340m trade sale

CVC Capital Partners has agreed to sell 100 percent of the share capital in Trench Electric Holdings to Germany’s Siemens.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

Altor seals €275m Dynapac buyout

Altor Equity Partners, the Nordic private equity firm, is set to complete its fourth investment with the €275m acquisition of Dynapac, a Swedish paving equipment business.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

TH Lee ventures to Philippines

The venture partnership between Boston’s Thomas H. Lee Partners and Putnam Investments agrees to take private a Filipino business outsourcing company.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

Duke Street appoints three operating partners

The UK-based European private equity firm has made three new appointments to focus on its core sectors of leisure and support services.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

Accent claims 30% return from Tribon sale

Accent Equity Partners, the Nordic mid-market private equity firm, has delivered a 30 percent IRR from the sale of Swedish software company Tribon Solutions to the UK’s Aveva Group for £19m.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Former target Lenzing buys CVC business

CVC Capital Partners, the pan-European private equity firm, has sold a subsidiary of portfolio company Acordis to Lenzing, the Austrian fibre maker CVC tried unsuccessfully to merge with Acordis in 2001.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

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