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Castanea finds $207m for new fund

The Newton, Massachusetts private equity firm received key support from the endowments of Princeton and Yale universities.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

Montagu linked to Maplin deal

Maplin Electronics, the UK-based maker of electronic gadgets, is understood to be close to a £240m sale to Montagu Private Equity, the mid-market private equity firm.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

Wellspring sells ventilation services group

Wellspring Capital Management has agreed to sell Residential Services Group for a reported $150m and has also agreed to buy International Mill Service.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

First Reserve acquires energy unit for $1.2 bn

Industrial conglomerate Ingersoll Rand has agreed to sell one of its units to New York and London energy buyout specialist First Reserve.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

Robert Smith joins 3i board

The FTSE 100-listed private equity firm has appointed Sir Robert Smith and ex-Mannesmann executive Peter Mihatsch as non-executive directors to the group’s main board.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Mercapital in $260m hospital buyout

The Spanish private equity firm has acquired a 65 percent stake in the $260m MBO of private hospital network USP Hospitales.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Coller to buy $90m Dresdner portfolio

Coller Capital, the UK-based private equity secondaries specialist, has agreed to buy a portfolio of 22 assets from Dresdner Bank’s Institutional Restructuring Unit for $90m.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Henderson boards Boat International

Henderson Private Capital, the private equity arm of Henderson Global Investors, has completed the management buy-in of Boat International, a super-yacht and marine publisher.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

Admiral says IPO on course

Admiral Group, the UK motor insurance group partly owned by Barclays Private Equity, is reported to be on course for a London Stock Exchange listing next month.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

Investcorp in £74m Polestar recap

The European printing company has secured £74m of funding from majority shareholder Investcorp to complete a £120m current investment programme and restructure debt.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

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