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AVCAL CEO Woodthorpe quits

Katherine Woodthorpe has given her resignation after seven years at the Australian PE organisation to pursue new challenges.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

Bridgepoint stays cool with €585m refrigerator deal

The investment in AHT Cooling is Bridgepoint’s first deal after securing a 12-month fund extension for its current €4.8bn Bridgepoint Europe IV last month.

1 min read · 19 September 2013

Five minutes with Armando D’Amico

European GPs are on course to collect more than twice as much capital as last year, according to PEI data. Acanthus' managing partner Armando D’Amico tells PEI what’s topping LPs’ priority lists.

3 min read · 19 September 2013

3i seals €275m refinancing for Dutch retailer

The dividend recap is the latest example of GPs taking advantage of improved credit conditions.

3 min read · 19 September 2013

Vitruvian eyes £800m for Fund II

The European mid-market firm founded by former Apax and BC Partners professionals is planning to raise a similar amount as it did for Fund I.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

Mandarin gains 2.2x from Italy-China deal

The cross-border private equity firm has sold pharmaceutical manufacturing company IMA after helping establish its presence in the Chinese market.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

Activa targets €320m for Fund III

The French firm’s second fund collected the same amount in 2007 and is now more than 75% invested.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

CDC hires ex-Permira exec as chairman

Graham Wrigley, whose previous board chairmanships include emerging markets firm Aureos, joins the UK institution as it continues its shift towards direct investing.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

Hanspeter Spek joins Advent’s operations network

Pharmaceutical giant Sanofi's former president of global operations is the latest addition to Advent’s 60-strong operating partner programme.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

Canada: Not just the 51st state

Private equity activity in Canada has slowed down in 2013 – but the country’s GPs and LPs are still well-capitalised and actively targeting opportunities both at home and abroad.

7 min read · 19 September 2013

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