Private Equity
Ferd Equity Partners, the Norwegian private equity firm, has completed its first deal since closing its debut fund in December 2004 on €242m.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The New York buyout firm has distributed more than $2.5bn to limited partners in 2004.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Venture partner Simon Cornwell has become a partner and senior member of the investment team of European technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Cinven has agreed to pay DeaSat €337 million for the Italian group’s 11% interest in the satellite operator which also counts Goldman Sachs, Texas Pacific, Lehman Brothers and Eurazeo among its backers.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The Spanish operation of Baring Private Equity Partners has announced a final closing of its second fund on €97m.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Eurazeo has upped its stake in Eutelsat in a deal marking the third change in the company's ownership structure in the last month.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Following its acquisition of Cine-UK in October, The Blackstone Group has agreed to purchase the UK assets of French cinema chain UGC in a transaction valued at around £200m.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Newly independent Swiss private equity firm Alpha Associates has announced the launch of its second fund of funds vehicle dedicated to Central and Eastern Europe.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Standard Life Investments has announced a first closing of its latest private equity fund of funds vehicle on €250m.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
2004 was the busiest year for the UK market since 2000, according to statistics released by global professional service firm KPMG.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
