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Hamilton Lane enters hedge fund fray

The Pennsylvania gatekeeper has bought a controlling stake in The Richcourt Group, a fund of hedge funds manager.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

New Jersey coffers open to alternatives

One of the biggest public pension funds in the US has approved a 13 percent allocation to private equity, real estate and hedge funds, opening up a source of capital to alternative investment funds that may be worth $10 billion over five years.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

EMP Europe sells Telemach stake to UGC

EMP Europe has agreed to sell its interest in Slovenian broadband communications provider Telemach to Nasdaq-listed UnitedGlobalCom as part of a €71m transaction.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Isis sells motor insurance claims company

ISIS Equity Partners, the private equity branch of F&C Asset management, has made almost two times its money from its two-year investment in Brownsword Limited.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

Charterhouse acquires remaining TDF stake

France Telecom has agreed to sell its remaining 36 percent stake in French broadcaster TDF for approximately €390m.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

EQT to buy Munksjö paper business

Stockholm-based private equity firm EQT has signed an agreement with Ireland’s Jefferson Smurfit Group to acquire its Munksjö speciality paper business.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

Cap Z fund of funds head to quit

Scott Delman, a co-founder of Capital Z’s $2.25bn private equity fund of funds programme, will resign from the firm next year, a firm spokesperson confirmed.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Terra Firma acquires Tank & Rast

The London-based private equity firm has signed an agreement to acquire the German motorway service station group for €1.035bn.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Carlyle, Advent acquire German plastics firm

Carlyle Group and Advent International have acquired German plastics manufacturer HT Troplast from Ruetgers AG in a deal thought to be worth around €300m.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Halder books €80m profit in German secondary

GIMV’s Halder has sold German PVC window profile manufacturer Gealan to AXA Private Equity for in undisclosed sum.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

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