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Eutelsat cancels IPO plans

Volatile market conditions have forced the European private equity-backed satellite operator to abandon its plans for flotation.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

Astorg Partners hits €300m fund target

The French mid-cap private equity firm has reached a €300 million target at the final closing of its latest fund, which was launched 18 months ago.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

IK acquires Wehkamp, Transfair from GUS

The Nordic-based private equity firm has completed its sixth deal in the Benelux region, acquiring two subsidiaries from the retail multinational.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

AXA adds to Global Executive Committee

Stephan Illenberger, current managing director responsible for Germany, becomes the fourth member of AXA’s global management group.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

CSFB carries on without Dean

CSFB’s DLJ Merchant Banking Partners will continue to manage its current portfolio and raise a new fund, while DLJ head Thompson Dean is leaving the firm.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Bridgepoint takes £70m out of Pets

Bridgepoint has used its £189 million (€291 million; $377 million) refinancing of its investment in Pets at Home to pay off £20 million of mezzanine debt and pay itself a £70 million dividend.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Innova Capital exits Orange Slovakia

The Central and Eastern Europe focused firm has fully divested its stake in the Slovakian mobile operator.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

Going private

Andy Thomson explores how Montagu Private Equity’s new fund stands to receive a €100m commitment from private clients of HSBC.

3 min read · 30 December 2012

CVC to sell Affinity for A$1.4bn

The Asia Pacific arm of CVC is poised to exit its investment in the Australian private hospital operator 18 months after acquiring it.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

IK doubles money on construction group

Barclays Private Equity has bought French construction equipment company Laho in a secondary buyout.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

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