Private Equity
Waterland Private Equity, the private equity firm focused on investments in the Benelux region and Germany, has appointed Bert Elema as finance manager.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
SLSV leads $15m series B round; Apax, Alta Berkeley back Frontier Silicon; CDC Capital invests in South Africa; Trinity backing for Shenick; Immunoporation secures £200,000; Small business fund grows wings; GEIF Ventures backs Quotient Diagnostics
4 min read · 30 December 2012
The Netherlands-based bank is looking to significantly reduce its exposure to the asset class, obliging subsidiary Baring Private Equity Partners to explore a buyout or break-up.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The French private equity firm has added former Seeft Ventures CEO Régis Saleur to its team of five investment partners.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Gresham, the private equity firm focused on the UK mid-market, is pinning its faith on continued growth in consumer debt through a fresh investment in 1st Credit.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Nordic Mezzanine, the Finland-based independent mezzanine provider, has achieved a second closing of E196m for its second fund, Nordic Mezzanine Fund II.
1 min read · 30 December 2012
The private equity industry must put exits at the top of its agenda if it wants to successfully work its way through the difficult years ahead, says Michael O’Donnell, of Legal & General Ventures.
5 min read · 30 December 2012
The Italian private equity firm has completed two recent deals spanning security systems and bakery production.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The French private equity house has hired former Candover director Hamish Mackenzie to head the firm’s newly-launched London office.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Accent Equity Partners, the Nordic mid-market private equity firm, is to reach out to new investors as it prepares to launch the next phase of its fundraising for Accent Equity 2003.
2 min read · 30 December 2012