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Atlantic-Pacific hires Credit Suisse managing director

Atlantic-Pacific Capital has added Brian Wade as a partner to work with institutional investors in the mid-Atlantic and Southeast United States.

2 min read · 21 September 2013

Equistone books 2.5x return on Hydrasun

The oil and gas sector exit to Investcorp comes shortly after the close of Equistone's first independent fund.

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

Grovepoint invests in Israeli microalgae

The London-based firm, created in 2010 as a principal investor, hopes to tap the growing global appetite for health and nutrition products.

2 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

Advent closes second office in a week

The Boston-headquartered firm, which closed its Istanbul office last week, blamed slow deal activity in recent years for the decision to close its Milan office.

2 min read · 21 September 2013

EQT acquires itslearning

The investment is likely to be the last by the firm’s Expansion Capital Fund II, a 2007 vintage now close to 80% invested.

2 min read · 21 September 2013

Advent closes Turkish office

The decision by the Boston-headquartered firm – which opened its Istanbul outpost in 2010 – underlines the immediate challenges facing the market, says Deloitte’s Mehmet Sami.

3 min read · 21 September 2013

Accel London closes $475m fund in just eight weeks

The London arm of US-based VC group Accel Partners has bucked the dismal fundraising trend for European venture by racing to its target, thanks to strong support from US investors.

2 min read · 21 September 2013

Study: Israeli deal flow down

Israeli deal flow and deal volume dropped during 2012, but the IVC Research Center expects activity to pick up this year as domestic firms are planning to put their recently raised capital to work.

2 min read · 21 September 2013

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