Private Equity

Western Europe

Bridgepoint takes the biscuit with Dr Gerard

The UK firm hopes to consolidate the fragmented CEE market following the acquisition of the Polish biscuit maker.

2 min read · 09 October 2013

ISIS books sunny return from online travel agent

ISIS Equity Partners has sold On the Beach to fellow UK-based Inflexion Private Equity for £73m, netting ISIS a 3x return and a 20% IRR.

2 min read · 09 October 2013

ICG hires fundraiser in Asia

The UK-based mezzanine firm has added Nyree Hu to its global distribution team as it bolsters its Asia Pacific presence.

2 min read · 09 October 2013

CDC hires Asia MD

The UK development finance institution has hired Alagappan Murugappan to replace Anubha Shrivastava, who left the firm last year.

3 min read · 09 October 2013

Fundraising on course for post-crisis record in 2013

Private equity fundraising stood at roughly $269bn at the end of the third quarter - with the UK particularly buoyant - and looks set to record its highest annual total since the financial crisis.

2 min read · 09 October 2013

India PE deals drop nearly 70%

Private equity firms in India invested about $1.3bn during the third quarter of 2013, a 67% decline year-on-year, according to Venture Intelligence.

2 min read · 09 October 2013

Indigo Partners acquires Frontier Airlines

The US-based firm will buy the low-cost air carrier for $145m by paying $36m in cash and assuming $109m of Frontier debt.

2 min read · 09 October 2013

AXA Private Equity spin-out emerges as Ardian

Paris-based AXA Private Equity has completed its spinout from its insurer parent and will become Ardian, an independent firm led by AXA Private Equity founder Dominique Senequier.

2 min read · 09 October 2013

Kelso Place’s Bodie departs to Drayton Park

Charles Bodie has left his role as a partner at Kelso Place Asset Management to join advisory and investment firm Drayton Park Capital.

1 min read · 09 October 2013

Arlon targets $400m for LatAm

New York-based Arlon Group and its subsidiaries focus primarily on investments in the food and agriculture industries.

1 min read · 09 October 2013

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