Private Equity
German mid-market private equity firm Halder has secured commitments from US, UK, Japanese and German investors at the first close of its E150m target fund.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
3i has backed a £145m management buy-in at HSS Hire Service Group, the tool hire business of UK-listed Davis Service Group.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The UK-based small and mid-cap private equity investor has added ten new LPs to its investor base after reaching £72m at final close.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
Apax leads £25m series C round; Quester launches top-up for VCT5; Nordic funds back T-cellic B-round; Atlas, Gilde back merger with $7.5m investment;
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Blackstone Group, the US private equity firm, has announced a E3.1bn offer for Celanese, the industrial chemicals company – its second major deal announcement in Germany in a week.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
The Edinburgh-based fund manager has launched a listed private equity investment trust and formed a new advisory panel to advise on private equity investments.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The Carlyle Group has raised Y50bn ($470m) for its first Japanese buyout fund, with nearly 60 percent of the fund’s commitments coming from Japanese institutional investors.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
IRRfc, the private equity portfolio manager, has sold Phildrew Ventures’ remaining stake in Ward Homes to Wilson Bowden as part of a £71m deal.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The family office has announced plans to commit between E20m and E70m to a range of sector-focused private equity funds over the next three to four years.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The firm has received backing from 15 institutions at the final close of its oil & gas focused fund, including a E25m commitment from Société Générale Asset Management.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
