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EUROPE/US - Portfolio Advisors closes fifth fund above $1bn
Portfolio Advisors has closed its latest private equity fund-of-funds, Portfolio Advisors Private Equity Fund V, on just over $1bn.
SWEDEN - CapMan sells Xlent to management
CapMan has sold its 28% stake in Swedish business XLENT Consulting to company management, backed by activist investor Neqst Partner.
SWEDEN - CapMan acquires Metals and Powders
CapMan has acquired a majority stake in the family-owned business Metals and Powders Holding AB (MPH).
GLOBAL - CP Eaton Partners appoints Rinaldi
Global placement agent CP Eaton Partners has appointed Dawn Rinaldi as chief operating and chief financial officer.
EUROPE - AlpInvest partner joins Apax board
AlpInvest managing partner Wim Borgdorff has joined Apax Partners' board of advisers.
FINLAND - Nexit-backed Limbo to merge with Brightkite
Nexit Venture-backed mobile social networking site Limbo has merged with fellow social networking platform Brightkite. The two communities will operate under the brand name Brightkite.
FINLAND - NorthZone et al. invest $15m into Imbera
NorthZone Ventures, Index Ventures, and Conor Venture Partners have invested $15m into technology company Imbera Electronics as part of a series-B funding round.
GLOBAL - Goldman raises $5.5bn secondaries fund
Goldman Sachs has reportedly closed its new secondaries fund, GS Vintage Fund V, on $5.5bn - ahead of its $5bn target.
SWEDEN - KKR et al. back buy-back of Skype
Private equity groups KKR, Warburg Pincus, Providence, and Elevation Partners are reportedly backing Skype founders Niklas Zennstrom and Jannus Friis in their bid to re-acquire the global telecommunications company from eBay.
EUROPE - BPE spin-off – still no firm agreement
Following speculation since before Christmas, unquote" can confirm that Barclays Private Equity is indeed inching closer towards independence. Though the firm is "sounding out views of its investors", there is as yet still no agreement in place, according...
GLOBAL - Kamil Salame joins CVC Capital
International private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has appointed Kamil Salame as partner and US head of its financial institutions group.
Europe/US - Peter Schweinfurth launches Gulf + Eastern Advisors firm
Private equity professional Peter Schweinfurth has formed private merchant advisory firm Gulf + Eastern Advisors.
EUROPE - Private equity and SWFs circle GM Europe
According to reports, sovereign wealth funds and private equity firms are showing an interest to acquire a stake in the European business of US carmaker General Motors.
EUROPE - Charterhouse closes ninth fund on EUR 4bn
Private equity firm Charterhouse has closed its latest buyout fund, Charterhouse Capital Partners IX, on EUR 4bn - EUR 2bn short of its target.
FINLAND - CapMan Life Science head resigns
Jan Lundahl, senior partner at CapMan, has stepped down as head of CapMan Life Science and left the buyout firm's management group. He will be replaced by Johan Bennarsten who is currently deputy head of the division.
SWEDEN - Axcel acquires LGT from Litorina
Axcel has, alongside management, acquired logistics business LGT from Swedish private equity firm Litorina for an undisclosed sum.
FINLAND - Eqvitec reaches target for third mezzanine fund
Finnish private equity firm Eqvitec has held a final close of its third mezzanine fund on EUR 103m, slightly above its EUR 100m target.
NORWAY - EU rules against one of four Ratos bolt-ons
Ratos-backed wines and spirits supplier Arcus has received approval from the EU to acquire only three out of the four brands it agreed to purchase from Pernod Ricard in December last year.