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VC-backed Private Sale acquires Triphunter
Shopping community Private Sale, owned by a consortium including Mangrove Capital Partners, has acquired VC-funded travel portal Triphunter.
The public-to-private riddle
Public-to-privates appear to be back in vogue. But why were they so conspicuously absent when stock prices were bottoming out and why are they back now on the back of a prolonged rally? Ashley Wassall investigates
EVCA conference: clear and present danger ahead
The EVCA conference examines the state of private equity and highlights the threat posed by the AIFM directive. Emanuel Eftimiu reports from Geneva
Private equity puts retail on the shopping list
Quite surprisingly, the retail sector has been generating significant interest from private equity as of late, indicating that this area of the market has the potential to return to its pre-credit crisis glory. Deborah Sterescu reports.
Providence's KDG cuts IPO share number
Providence's Kabel Deutschland has reduced the number of shares it plans to offer in its IPO 22 March on the Frankfurt stock exchange.
Advent appoints operating partner for health sector
Advent International has appointed Christian Grenier as operating partner. He will provide advice on investment opportunities in the healthcare and specialty chemical sectors.
FVW and Clusterfonds Innovation invest in SurgicEye
FVW Investments For Your Health Beteiligungs GmbH and Bayern Kapital have provided a seven digit series-A financing round for medical technology company SurgicEye GmbH.
Crédit Agricole Private Equity invests €1.3m in Netzoptiker
Crédit Agricole Private Equity has invested €1.3m growth financing in online glasses and contact lenses retailer Netzoptiker GmbH.
BPE acquires Domilens
BPE Unternehmensbeteiligungen GmbH has, together with the management team, wholly acquired medical supplies company Domilens GmbH from STAAR Surgical AG, Switzerland.
BPE's GHM Messtechnik GmbH acquires Imtron
GHM Messtechnik GmbH, a portfolio company of BPE Unternehmensbeteiligungen GmbH, has acquired Imtron Industrielle Mess- und Steuertechnik GmbH & Co KG from its founder, Werner Heinrich, who remains a minority stake shareholder.
Steadfast's Falk & Ross acquires BTC activewear
Steadfast Capitalтs portfolio company Falk & Ross Group has acquired BTC activewear, a UK-based promotional clothing distributor.
Advent names new head of LP services
Advent International has appointed Robert D Brown as managing director and global head of limited partner services.
Providence's KDG headed for IPO
Providence’s Kabel Deutschland is said to conduct an IPO at the Frankfurt stock exchange on 22 March, and is expected to issue a total of 52 million shares to raise EUR 700m in capital.
Carlyle appoints Morgan Stanley's Petrick to new role
The Carlyle Group has hired Michael Petrick as managing director and global head of credit alternatives and capital markets.
Institutional investors raise the bar on climate change
The Copenhagen Climate Summit is widely considered a failure in terms of regulation, as no real consensus was reached. This is not to say, however, that all hope should be lost. By Francinia Protti-Alvarez
Pohjola's Selected Private Equity Funds II reaches first closing on €97m
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 тЌ97m.
Gulf One acquires 7.9 percent of Belte AG
Gulf One Investment Bank B.S.C., Bahrain has acquired 7.9 percent of the shares of aluminum refiner Belte AG based in Delbrück.
CBR Management GmbH acquires easy sports from the founder
CBR Management GmbH has acquired 54% of easy sports from the founder. The owner kept 40% of the shares; active co-investors hold the balance.
Advent International opens office in NY; Franks relocates
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.
Q&A with Phillip Dubsky, partner at DLA Piper
Q&A with Phillip Dubsky, partner at DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach
Trade sales make roaring start to 2010
While many companies are still waiting in the IPO wings, trade sales seem to be the preferred exit option in the UK these days. Deborah Sterescu investigates
HTGF, DuMont Venture and bAV Consult sell northworks
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), DuMont Venture and bAV Consult have sold their stakes in northworks Software GmbH to games provider Travian Games GmbH.
IIGCC launches guide for private equity community
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) today launched a guide on climate change aimed at private equity investors.
Augentius appoints new MD
Fund administrator Augentius has appointed Glyn Thomas as managing director of its Guernsey office.