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Axa PE- and Resource-backed Baltcom buys Izzi
Latvian telecommunication business Baltcom, owned by Axa Private Equity and Resource Partners, has acquired cable television operator Izzi.
Towerbrook takes off with LDC's AIM Aviation
Towerbrook Capital Partners has acquired aircraft cabin interior designer and manufacturer AIM Aviation from LDC.
Lloyds Bank hires HSBC and RBS directors
Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has appointed Dave Furlong of HSBC and Kate Grimoldby of RBS to its north of England acquisition finance team.
Trophy investments: Land and sea
Trophy investments
Lexington to raise $8bn secondaries fund
Secondaries investor Lexington Partners is aiming to raise $8bn for its Lexington Capital Partners VIII fund, which will launch next year.
TDR works out David Lloyd deal
TDR Capital has acquired the entire share capital of health, sport and leisure group David Lloyd Leisure (DLL).
Foresight to raise £200m through Solar Fund float
Foresight Group is to list its Foresight Solar Fund on London Stock Exchangeтs main market with plans to raise ТЃ200m.
Exit activity remains low despite headline deals
Although divestments have featured prominently in the news recently, figures seem to tell a different story. Alice Murray takes a look at this year's exit landscape
Lack of exits forces Candover to make contingency plans
Without any realisations in the first half of this year and a growing debt burden, listed entity Candover Investments has started to review a range of alternative plans including refinancing existing facilities.
LDC eyes up Silverstone
Mid-market house LDC is discussing a potential management buyout of motor racing events operator Silverstone Circuits.
Homburg & Partner Q&A: Customer segmentation
Alexander Lüring (pictured) and Simone Staudt from marketing and sales consultancy Homburg & Partner speak to unquote” about the importance of understanding portfolio company customers, and how to boost overall growth through customer segmentation and...
Phoenix looks to offload LK Bennett
Phoenix Equity Partners is in the initial stages of divesting high-end retailer LK Bennett as it sounds out City advisers.
Advent mulls Co-op insurance bid
Advent International has teamed up with former RSA Insurance boss Andy Haste to bid for Co-operative Groupтs insurance arm.
Hellman's WRI buys HostelBookers.com
Hellman & Friedman-backed Web Reservations International (WRI) has acquired HostelBookers.com.
OFT furniture probe embroils PE-backed retailers
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is investigating six furniture retailers, two of which are understood to be Sun European-backed Dreams, and Advent-owned DFS.
Baker Tilly picks up RSM Tenon in pre-pack deal
Baker Tilly has acquired RSM Tenonтs trading business in a pre-pack deal following a write off of the embattled companyтs ТЃ80m debt.
ProSiebenSat.1 sale fails to attract buyer
KKR and Permira’s efforts to exit German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 have hit a bump in the road as the buyout houses fail to find a buyer for their remaining shares.
Sector focus: Playing it safe in the insurance market
Sector focus: Insurance
Neeson joins SEP from Caird
Paul Neeson, SEP
Oaktree's Bellpenny picks up KMF
Bellpenny, a wealth manager backed by Oaktree Capital, has acquired Glasgow-based KM Financial Advisers (KMF).
Synova smashes £110m fundraise
Synova Capital has closed its second fund on its ТЃ110m hard-cap in less than three months.
KKR dives into maritime debt void
KKR has established Maritime Finance Company, a new business focused on the lending gap in the European shipping market.
Goldman to become Duke Street investor
Goldman Sachs is to invest around тЌ100m in Duke Street and is also considering acquiring secondary stakes in the GP's 2007 fund.
Arle looks to cash in on Innovia
Arle Capital Partners has hired Deutsche Bank to manage a sales process for bank note supplier Innovia, which could fetch more than €500m.