Private Equity
Barclays Private Equity, the mid-market private equity firm, has completed the £100m management buyout of Cabot Financial, a specialist debt purchaser.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
European mid-market investor PPM Ventures has reported an IRR of 33 percent on the UK healthcare business it acquired from Cinven in 2000.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The private equity business of George Soros has hired former Powergen chief executive Nick Baldwin to advise on opportunities in the European utilities sector.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Close Brothers Private Equity has sold European Golf Brands, the UK golf trolley manufacturer, in a £26m secondary buyout to Graphite Capital.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
ERP-EIF Dachfonds, a new €500 million fund of funds, has been established in Germany to invest in German high-tech venture capital funds.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
US private equity firms raised $44bn in 2003, down 26 percent from $59bn raised by US general partner groups the year before 2002, according to research.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
CVC Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs have realised their investment in the German car interior business, selling the business to AlpInvest Partners.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
German private equity firm Deutsche Beteiligungs (DBAG) has announced its intention to acquire a majority stake in axle manufacturer Otto Sauer Achsenfabrik Keilberg (SAF).
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Natexis Cape has announced the first closing of its Cape Natexis Private Equity Fund at €87m – surpassing an original first closing target of €60m.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice portfolio company Sirva has acquired Belgian relocation services provider PRS Europe, two months after raising $400m via a listing on NYSE.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
