Private Equity
French private equity firms Astorg Partners and 21 Centrale Partners have acquired a controlling stake in French industrial oven maker Mecatherm in a deal worth more than E50m.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Adding to recent US investment activity in Germany, Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer has paid an undisclosed sum for a minority stake in Wacker Construction Equipment, a family-owned machinery business.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The Spanish private equity house has invested E30m for a 49 per cent stake in Blinker, a Spanish direct distribution company.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The UK-listed venture capital trusts managed by Isis Equity Partners have both reported healthy increases in net asset value and dividend payments.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Former Apax partner David FitzGerald has joined the US firm as managing director and co-head of its European venture team alongside Wolfgang Hanrieder.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
UK mid-market private equity firm Kleinwort Capital has backed the £35m buyout of Securistyle, a UK operator in the manufacture of window hinges.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Advent International has completed the E165m takeover of listed Spanish leisure group Parques Reunidos after gaining acceptances from shareholders representing over 90 per cent of the company.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The investment bank’s private equity group has closed CSFB Strategic Partners II, a $1.625bn private equity secondaries funds, with another $300m available for real estate fund purchases.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Three venture capital firms have realised their investment in SUSE LINUX, a German technology firm that has been sold to Novell of the US for $210m.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
UK private equity firm Permira has sold portfolio companies demedis and Euro Dental Holding to American healthcare distributor Henry Schein for €255m.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
