Private Equity

Middle East

Investcorp hires former Bertelsmann chief

The Bahrain-based private equity group has appointed Thomas Middelhoff, the former Bertelsmann chief executive, who will become head of European corporate investment.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Deal round-up 25/07/03

OBP leads Therascope round; Amadeus leads Power Paper round; Beringea buys SPC International; Wellington Partners leads software round; 3i backs university spin-off;

3 min read · 30 December 2012

Dunedin buys US chemical unit

Dunedin Capital Partners has backed management in a £21m buyout of Hickson & Welsh from a subsidiary of US-based Arch Chemicals.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

CSFB buys Jostens from Investcorp

CSFB Private Equity has acquired the education memorabilia company from a consortium of Investcorp and MidOcean Partners in a deal worth $1.2bn.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Aletheia Partners to raise debut fund

The private equity firm set up by Robert Tchenguiz and Scott Lanphere is planning to raise between £300m and £500m to invest in businesses with significant property assets.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Evergreen closes $140m Fund IV

The Israeli venture capital firm has secured commitments from HarbourVest Partners and the Illinois Teachers Retirement System for its fourth fund.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Barclays PE sells Minimax to Investcorp

Barclays Private Equity has sold the German fire protection systems specialist to Bahrain-based investment group for an undisclosed sum.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Fund targets $100m for investment in Iraq

Two US-educated Arab entrepreneurs have set up a $100m fund for investment in the reconstruction of Iraq.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Advent buys €30m Hungarian radio station

Mezzanine Management provided debt capital, investing from its dedicated Central and Eastern European fund, Accession Capital Management.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Apollo closes international real estate fund

The US-based real estate group has closed its latest real estate fund on $335m, with a third of the fund's capital already invested.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

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