Private Equity
The Milan-based firm has closed its fourth buyout fund on €700m, the largest Italian fund ever raised.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
HgCapital has promoted Martin Block, Karsten Hartmann and Justin von Simson in its Frankfurt office while making Nick Humphries a partner in London.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The private equity arm of the French insurance group has completed two technology venture deals and realised two LBO investments from its portfolio.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
ABM Amro Capital, Citigroup Investments and Communication Venture Partners are the lead sponsors of the €1.2bn cash takeover of Bulgaria’s MobilTel Holding that closed last week.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
3i has sold its stake in German energy services provider GWE to Star Capital Partners for an undisclosed sum.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Private equity firm Actis has supported the buyout of Malaysia’s Unza Holdings – its first deal in South Asia since de-merging from CDC Capital Partners earlier in the year.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
German equity house ECM Equity Capital Management has led the MBO of Eismann, a European direct distributor of frozen foods with sales of €480m.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
UK venture house Northern Venture Managers has appointed Martin Green, a former member of Montagu’s recently dissolved small-cap investment business.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
VNU, the Dutch information and media company, has agreed to sell its World Directories business to private equity firms Apax Partners and Cinven for just over €2bn.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
German private equity firm Nanno has agreed to buy the loss-making consumer film unit of Agfa, the Belgian-based imaging company.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
