Private Equity
Candover and Legal & General Ventures have sold their combined 28 percent stake in UK leisure operator Bourne Leisure back to the company for an undisclosed sum.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
European buyout houses are right to be complaining about Europe’s increasingly irritating merger control rules. Comment from SJ Berwin.
4 min read · 30 December 2012
Commerzbank Securities has appointed Thorsten Gladiator as transaction team leader for its Frankfurt-based Capital Structuring Group (CSG) while Susana Gomes has joined the London team as an associate.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The venture capital group has announced an investment of around €50m in Lichtwer Pharma, a Berlin-based producer of herbal medicines.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Standard Life Investments (Private Equity) has held a final close on its second fund of funds, having raised €90m more than initially targeted from 40 investors.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The private equity houses teaming with New Look founder Tom Singh have set aside £200m of equity as part of a 348p per share offer to the fashion retailer’s shareholders.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Argantis, a new fund aiming to take advantage of opportunities in Germany’s Mittelstand, has announced a first closing of €100 million.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Acanthus Advisers, the London-based private equity fund placement business, has merged with MMC Advisers, the independent corporate finance boutique.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Benchmark Capital, the global early stage technology venture investor, has appointed Swedish entrepreneur Johan Brenner as a general partner at its London office.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Domantis lands series B round; 3i supports Ubinetics; Pi Capital backs Procurecard first round; €3.2m for Siemens spin-off; Accel, Cross Atlantic back $6m round; Finnish video firm lands 4.4m round
3 min read · 30 December 2012
