Private Equity
The US firm will become the education provider’s third private equity owner, in a deal understood to be worth £400m.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The firm came to the market in February this year and is expected to hold a first close in late summer, according to sources close to the matter.
1 min read · 19 September 2013
The pan-regional private equity firm has sold Callidus Process Solutions to a Dutch trade buyer, having expanded the Australian business into Southeast Asia and Africa.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The partnership between the Russian firm and Italy’s national agency for investment promotion comes as a number of Russo-Italian fund initiatives have sprung up recently.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
Following discussions with investors, the firm has pushed back the launch of its fifth fund until the beginning of 2014, with one source suggesting LPs needed to see more exits before re-upping.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
After just four months of fundraising, Marlin’s fourth vehicle surpassed its $1bn target and was three times oversubscribed.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
Andrew Lebus will succeed Ian Armitage, who retired from HgCapital last year, as the chair of the listed private equity trade body.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The European fund of Miami-based firm HIG Capital was ‘significantly’ oversubscribed from existing investors and closed after spending less than three months in market.
1 min read · 19 September 2013
The Dutch biotech company is now valued at around $670 million, after its shares gained 48 percent in their first day of trading.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The firm, consisting of two former Apax executives and two from The Riverside Company, is gaining 'significant momentum' for its maiden fund, which has a €350m target.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
