Private Equity

Western Europe

Vista collects more than $500m for small-cap fund

The firm, which has been raising its second Foundation Fund for about eight weeks, has already broken through its $500m target.

1 min read · 20 September 2013

LBO France launches €1bn fund

The French firm’s latest fundraising effort, which comes after abandoning plans for a top-up fund, could be facilitated by a couple of sizeable exits in the coming months.

3 min read · 20 September 2013

Pamplona merges service companies in $1.4bn deal

The firm has invested both debt and equity in CSC ServiceWorks, a combination of laundry services company Coinmach Services and tire inflation business AIR-serv.

1 min read · 20 September 2013

Natixis acquires Euro Private Equity

The addition of the €1bn Swiss fund of funds to the French bank’s private equity unit will boost its asset under management to €5bn.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

3i cost-cutting drive £11m ahead of schedule

During a conference call 3i's chief executive Simon Borrows said it had been an ‘excellent year for realisations’ - but blamed 'pretty fruity' prices for 3i's lack of investment activity.

3 min read · 20 September 2013

3i seals another exit with HTC sale

The London-listed firm has secured its second exit in a week, after selling its 36.5% stake in HTC Sweden to Nordic firm Polaris Private Equity for approximately £40m.

3 min read · 20 September 2013

Adveq hires China head

Ex-Hony Capital investment director Ron Li has joined the Switzerland-based fund of funds in Beijing to lead its China operations in private equity and real assets.

1 min read · 20 September 2013

KKR reaps returns on mezzanine exits

KKR's mezzanine group, led by Marc Ciancimino, has recently exited two of investments, including one of its largest exposures in payment processor RBS Worldpay.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

JC Flowers loses IR chief

Jordan Robinson, who joined the struggling firm in 2010, is heading to Energy Capital Partners to take on the IR role.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

Advent China hires industry execs

The Boston-based firm has brought on board two chemical industry executives after opening an office in Shanghai last month.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

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