Private Equity

Western Europe

AXA exits Outremer Telecom

The French GP has sold the internet and telephony business to Altice, a telecom-focused investor, after just two years of ownership.

1 min read · 20 September 2013

Nordic books 4x return on IT provider

The exit comes as the Scandinavian firm is planning to hold a €3bn final close in September for its Nordic Capital VIII, having held a €1.7bn first close in February.

3 min read · 20 September 2013

Carlyle buys Marelli Motori

The US firm has paid €212m for the engine maker in the latest sign of a gradual return of deal activity in Italy.

3 min read · 20 September 2013

Bridgepoint unwraps £375m refi for Pret a Manger

Five years after purchasing the sandwich chain, Bridgepoint has refinanced the company’s existing debt and will pay a £150m dividend to its investors.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

Bain to acquire Maison du Monde

The US firm will buy the French furniture retailer from Apax, LBO France, and NiXEN, in a deal valued at between €650m and €700m.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

Apax Partners closes $7.5bn fund

The global private equity firm has closed its eighth vehicle, coming in well below its original $11.9bn target.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

Advent acquires Colombian asset manager

The global private equity firm closed its second deal in Colombia since it opened its Bogotá office, amid an industry-wide draw to the country’s growing economy.

4 min read · 20 September 2013

China’s Dalian buys PE-backed Sunseeker

Chinese property and entertainment giant Dalian Wanda Group has acquired Sunseeker from Irish private equity firm FL Partners as China outbound M&A picks up.

3 min read · 20 September 2013

APG hires another AlpInvest executive

The Dutch pension administrator continues to reconnect with talent like Megan Bethke from its former private equity operation AlpInvest.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

3i buyout heads to leave

The departures of David Whileman and Tomas Ekman, managing directors in charge of 3i’s UK and Nordic operations, come after a year of intense restructuring for the firm.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

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