Private Equity
Montagu Private Equity has acquired UK electronic components company Maplin Electronics from Graphite Capital for £244m.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
UK leisure and insurance group Saga has announced a management-led buyout sponsored by Charterhouse Development Capital.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
German turnaround investor Orlando Management has acquired SaarGummi, a global automotive supplier with sales of €290m.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Duke Street Capital has acquired Navimo, a pan-European provider of boat and yacht accessories and equipment, from fellow UK-based private equity firm Bridgepoint Capital.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The Cape Natexis private equity fund has held a final close of its oversubscribed small and mid cap buyout fund, ahead of its €110m target.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The private equity-backed pub operator has sold 141 hotels to leisure group Whitbread, which beat off competition from Apax Partners to secure the deal.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The French venture firm, formerly known as Part’Com Management, has held a second close of its latest venture fund, Iris Capital II.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Chemical conglomerate Clariant has agreed to sell German-headquartered AZ Electronic Materials to The Carlyle Group.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Jaime Dworkin has been named a managing director and will co-lead the private equity arm of US asset management company Gordon Brothers.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The global buyout house has returned $9bn to investors in the last 18 months, ahead of its second European fundraising campaign.
2 min read · 30 December 2012