Private Equity
Menlo Park-based tech specialist Francisco Partners acquired CRM and voice application services outfit FrontRange Solutions in a roughly $200m deal.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The European mid-market buyout firm sells French CCTV business UDL for a money multiple of almost 4x.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The private equity firm has hired Rodney Cohen, a former partner with Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer, just a few months after luring another partner from Blackstone.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The Capital Trust Group has launched a new vehicle dedicated to the Middle East and North Africa region with backing from the European Investment Bank.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
According to figures presented at the AVCA’s annual conference in Mombasa earlier this week, VCs active in Africa invested $1.3bn last year, up 60% on 2003.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The former Amadeus Capital partner has signed on with the general partners of IDG Ventures’ $100m European fund.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
A consortium comprising Apax, Blackstone and CVC has made a new offer for the Spanish telecommunications company Auna as rival KKR joins the fray.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Naguib Sawiris, the man behind the pending €12.2 billion acquisition of Italian mobile carrier Wind, has made sure private equity investors know his name. Profile by Jonn Elledge.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
The two emerging markets fund investors have paid $43m for a majority stake in a Nigerian fixed wireless operator.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The global buyout group has tabled an offer for a 63 percent interest in Italian telecommunications group Wind, valuing the business at €12.6 billion in what would be the largest ever European private equity deal.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
