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Asian private equity firm joins AIM to boost visibility

China and India-focused private equity group Origo Sino-India will join AIM to elevate the company’s credibility and visibility in the West.

2 min read · 11 January 2013

The Bayer Group to sell metal business for €1.2bn

The Bayer Group will sell H.C. Starck to equal investors Advent International and The Carlyle Group for €1.2 billion, helping to finance the acquisition of pharmaceutical company Schering.

1 min read · 11 January 2013

A herd of white elephants?

China’s explosive economic growth has led to some amazing real estate projects. But what happens if the bubble bursts? By Aaron Lovell.

4 min read · 11 January 2013

Mercapital hard caps third fund on €550m

The Madrid-based private equity firm has posted a final close of its latest fund, which will focus on mid-market buyouts in Iberia.

1 min read · 11 January 2013

August Equity backs £29m management buyout

August Equity has backed a £29 million management buyout of a magazine publisher, its second current investment in the sector.

1 min read · 11 January 2013

3i hires for public investments

The quoted private equity manager estimates there are companies worth about €70bn where an investment would be more appropriate than an all-cash take-private and it has built a heavyweight team to tackle the opportunity.

2 min read · 11 January 2013

Doughty Hanson buys KP1

The UK-based firm has done its second French deal in as many years by aqcuiring a French concrete business for about €400m.

1 min read · 11 January 2013

ARCIS buys private equity portfolio from from French utility EDF

ARCIS Group has bought a private equity portfolio of a French energy company, underlining recent interest in the utilities sector.

1 min read · 11 January 2013

Gresham totals six deals in seven weeks

Gresham has added a restaurant company to its portfolio for £48 million, totalling six deals in seven weeks.

1 min read · 11 January 2013

Betting on gambling

As Los Angeles-based Colony Capital launches a bid to acquire casino operator Station Casinos, the gambling play is becoming a more attractive bet to private equity real estate firms. By Aaron Lovell.

2 min read · 11 January 2013

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