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KKR is planning an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, according to a regulatory filing today, giving the group a market capitalisation of $7.5bn.
IDI Group has wholly acquired AGF Private Equity, a French fund-of-funds and VC investor, from Allianz France.
France unquote | 11 Mar 2010
AGF Private Equity has led a €13.1m round for biotech business Genticel alongside three new investors: Institut Régional de Développement Industriel (IRDI), Amundi Private Equity Funds and CDC Entreprises’ InnoBio fund.
France unquote | 10 Mar 2010
Advent International has appointed Christian Grenier as operating partner. He will provide advice on investment opportunities in the healthcare and specialty chemical sectors.
unquote | 10 Mar 2010
OFI Private Equity Capital-backed biotech firm IMV Technologies has wholly acquired has wholly acquired sector player NIFA’s shares from its founding shareholders.
France unquote | 09 Mar 2010
Mid-market player Cognetas has appointed Antoine de Péguilhan as investment manager.
unquote | 09 Mar 2010
XAnge and Auriga have participated in a €4m financing round for eXo Platform, alongside angel investors including Sacha Labourey and Bob Bickel.
France unquote | 09 Mar 2010
Advent International has appointed Robert D Brown as managing director and global head of limited partner services.
unquote | 09 Mar 2010
The Carlyle Group has hired Michael Petrick as managing director and global head of credit alternatives and capital markets.
unquote | 09 Mar 2010
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has purchased a 24% stake in Groupe Iranex, a nutritional ingredients company, alongside Stéphane Dondain the company CEO who holds the remaining 76%.
France unquote | 05 Mar 2010
3i and N.I. Partners have acquired a stake in acute care company Vedici, alongside founding directors Jérôme Nouzarède and Michel Bodkier, from Apax Partners SA and its listed vehicle Altamir Amboise.
France unquote | 05 Mar 2010
Finnish based, pan-European private equity fund of funds manager Pohjola Private Equity Funds has reached the first closing of its Selected Private Equity Funds II (SPEF II) on €97m.
unquote | 05 Mar 2010
AXA Private Equity is said to be in discussions with German chemical business Lanxess over the sale of its portolio company Eliokem.
France unquote | 05 Mar 2010
NextStage and Seventure have sold their holding in Bewan, IP and cable gateways specialist, to UK-based Pace, a digital TV technology company, for up to €12.5m.
France unquote | 04 Mar 2010
Advent International has announced that it will be opening an office in New York this month and as a result, managing director Tim Franks will relocate from London to lead the new office.
unquote | 04 Mar 2010
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