Private Equity
IK Investment Partners is poised to sell French building materials company Etanco to 3i Group, set to be the buyout firm's third exit following this week's sale of Idex and last month's disposal of Magotteaux.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Private equity fund manager Electra Partners has appointed Chris Hanna from rival Phoenix as an investment partner, as the firm eyes further hires to boost its headcount.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
European private equity firm Bridgepoint has acquired sports marketing company Infront Sports & Media, after its bid of more than €550m trumped those from rivals.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
UK private equity house Doughty Hanson has promoted six of its investment team as part of a drive to develop talent in-house.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
CVC Capital Partners co-founder Donald Mackenzie has been appointed as chairman of the company that's been plagued with bribery allegations.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
UK state-backed investment vehicle the Business Growth Fund continues to grow its fledgling investment team, bolstering its ranks in Edinburgh with the addition of former Dunedin Capital Partners executive Duncan Macrae.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
German state-owned banks have been selling off their private equity holdings because of bailouts and increasing regulations, contributing to record activity on the secondary market.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Huntsman Gay has acquired Munich-based electronic-commerce software maker hybris, the 18th investment from its debut fund that closed in 2009. The majority of capital in the fund has been invested.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
CVC has acquired Dutch technology group Raet in a secondary buyout thought to be worth up to €400m.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Doug Lowenstein will relinquish his CEO role at the Private Equity Growth Capital Council.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
