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Apollo agrees $975m grocery exit to Ares

Ares Management reportedly beat rival Centerbridge Partners to acquire food retailer Smart & Final, which Apollo purchased in 2007.

1 min read · 17 January 2013

Bain backs tool maker in $1.6bn buyout

The firm will acquire Apex Tool Group, its largest disclosed investment of 2012.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

First Reserve sells UK subsea stake to KKR

The UK’s Acteon Group, a provider of subsea services in the upstream oil and gas sector, will have a new set of private equity sponsors.

1 min read · 17 January 2013

New Mexico commits to EnCap, Nordic

The New Mexico State Investment Council invested $150m between new offerings from Nordic Capital and EnCap Investments.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

Inside the OpEx Awards: CD&R's Sally Beauty

A buyout that didn't go the way the firm expected it to turned out to be a CD&R success story. Here's how the firm navigated the twists and turns.

3 min read · 17 January 2013

Rhode Island gets on board EnCap’s latest fund

The state’s investment commission approved committing $20m to EnCap’s Fund IX, which is targeting $4.25bn and already has the support of several public systems in the US.

1 min read · 17 January 2013

Partners Group to invest in Brazilian sports retailer

Partners Group, which opened an office in Brazil in early 2011, aims to benefit from a growing middle class in the Latin American market.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

Blackstone in $1.2bn Gulf of Mexico deal

The oil and gas strategic partnership struck with LLOG is said to be the largest such private equity financing executed in the region.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

3i to raise a Brazil focused-fund

London-listed 3i Group plans to raise a $500m Brazil-focused fund in the second half of next year. It is also reviewing executive compensation as it continues restructuring.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

Carlyle picks up fundraising momentum

The firm – whose co-founder Bill Conway called the US the best investment destination at present – has secured $9.4bn in new commitments in 2012, 40% more than in 2011.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

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