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Indiana to pare down portfolio

The state’s $25bn Public Retirement System is offloading more than $800m-worth of fund commitments as part of a portfolio ‘clean up’.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

3i managing partner dies in helicopter crash

Tighe Sullivan had joined 3i in August when the firm established a joint venture with US debt specialist WCAS Fraser Sullivan Investment Management, which Sullivan co-founded.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

Gilde invests €100m in Dutch bakery business

Gilde Equity Management has shrugged off this week’s VAT rise in the Netherlands and acquired a bakery company that is heavily reliant on consumer spending.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

First Reserve sells UK subsea stake to KKR

The UK’s Acteon Group, a provider of subsea services in the upstream oil and gas sector, will have a new set of private equity sponsors.

1 min read · 17 January 2013

Alameda County commits $50m to Warburg

Warburg Pincus is targeting $12bn for its latest mega-buyout fund, which the firm plans to invest globally across a variety of strategies and sectors.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

Advent in $1.2bn chemicals deal

The firm will acquire the coating resins division of listed chemicals company Cytec Industries. Advent plans to expand the business in emerging markets in Asia.

1 min read · 17 January 2013

Exits recover as European buyouts fall 22%

European deal volume and value continue to slow amid ongoing volatility in the region, according to Q3 CMBOR data.

3 min read · 17 January 2013

KPS scores 10x in auto-parts exit

KPS Capital Partners has notched a 70% compounded IRR through its sale of HHI Group Holdings to American Securities.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

AXA PE makes Berment co-head of private debt

Managing director Olivier Berment will lead the French group’s private debt business alongside Cécile Mayer-Lévi.

1 min read · 17 January 2013

India Summit: GPs must get exits in order

Improving returns and changing LP perceptions were among key talking points at the PE Asia India Summit in Mumbai.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

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