Private Equity

Western Europe

European buyouts top €60bn in 2003

Mid-market transactions rose significantly last year, accounting for almost one-third of all European buyout activity.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

KKR agrees to $3.55bn satellite buyout

In the year’s biggest US private equity deal, KKR has agreed to buy PanAmSat from its majority stakeholder, DirectTV Group.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

New advisory committee for Bridgepoint

Pan-European private equity firm Bridgepoint Capital has announced the appointment of Alan Milburn, Sir George Mathewson and Penny Hughes to a new advisory committee.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

Hemmings in charge of PE at PwC

PwC Corporate Finance has appointed Chris Hemmings to succeed Peter Jacobs as head of its European private equity team.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

CAM adds three to FoF team

CAM Private Equity, the German funds of funds manager, has appointed three new professionals to its investment and business development teams.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

Warburg Pincus makes Broers senior advisor

The US private equity firm has appointed Sir Alec Broers to advise on the firm’s investment activities in the information and communication technology sector.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

TDR Capital ‘exceeds’ €500m fund target

TDR Capital, the private equity firm set up by former DB Capital executives Manjit Dale and Stephen Robertson, has announced a final closing “in excess of” its €500m target.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

SVIIT second fund of funds exceeds target

Schroders Ventures International Investment Trust has announced a final close of its second fund of funds, raising €285m, exceeding its target of €250m.

1 min read · 30 December 2012

AXA closes €250m secondary fund

AXA Private Equity’s secondary unit has achieved its fundraising target for its Fund of Funds II, which has closed on €250m.

2 min read · 30 December 2012

A history of brilliant turnarounds

PEO's North American Private Equity Personality of the Year 2003 Award goes to David Bonderman of Texas Pacific.

3 min read · 30 December 2012

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