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Permira names new partner
UK-based buyout house Permira has promoted Roberto Biondi to partner.
EK Fin acquires 15% of Transfer Industries
Mittelstandsfinanzierungs AG has acquired 15% of Transfer Industries GmbH, which owns turbine manufacturer Global Hydro Energy GmbH.
Q&A: LPs take direct route
Deborah Sterescu speaks to Ben Hewetson, director of Teachersт Private Capital in London on the merits of direct investing.
Carlyle names HR head for Europe and MENA
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group has named Annie Paydar as head of Human Resources for the European and MENA regions.
3TS Capital Partners sells adverServe
3TS Capital Partners has sold its majority stake in adverServe Digital Advertising Services GmbH. In 2006, 3TS invested into adverServe as part of its earlier PXP Software AG engagement.
Deutsche unquote" January 2010
The most recent issue of Deutsche unquote" features: an update on the AIFM directive; a GP sentiment survey; high yield feature, in-depth reporting on deals and exits...and much more. Download your PDF here.
Optiomi and Veraventure back SongHi
Optiomi Invest has joined forces with the Finnish public early-stage investor Veraventure and backed SongHi Entertainment.
Veraventure leads USD 1m round for XIHA Life
Finnish public venture capital fund Veraventure has led a USD 1m investment round for multilingual social networking site XIHA Life
Yield of dreams: unquote" explores high yield
Interview with Peter Schwartz, capital markets partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
SBOs replace IPO hopes as KKR snaps up Bridgepoint's Pets at Home
IPO maths don't add up as KKR completes ТЃ 950m Pets at Home secondary. Rikke Eckhoff reports.
Change in attitude needed for future fundraising
New stats reveal 5-year low in fundraising; co-investing needed to lure LPs. By Emanuel Eftimiu
unquote" Germany Report 2009
An overview of the German private equity market
unquote" Nordic Report 2009
An overview of the Nordic private equity market over the last 10 years
unquote" Fund Administration Report 2009
An introduction to the fund administration market
KKR acquires Pets at Home as SBO proves more lucrative than IPO
Bridgepoint has completed the exit of its pet retail chain Pets at Home through a secondary buyout to US giant KKR that is reportedly worth more than ТЃ950m, ending talk of a potential floatation of the business.
CVC and Carlyle bid EUR 5bn for Kabel Deutschland
According to reports, CVC Capital Partners and Carlyle have teamed up for a EUR 5bn bid for cable networks operator Kabel Deutschland, a portfolio company of Providence Equity Partners. The buyout might see banks provide between EUR 3.5bn and EUR 4bn...
KKR acquires stake in Rudolf Wild
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) has acquired a stake in food ingredients business Rudolf Wild GmbH & Co. KG with effect from 1 January 2010 from the owner, Dr. Hans-Peter Wild.
GI Partners launches Elystan Capital Advisers
GI Partners has backed the launch of Elystan Capital Advisers, a Munich-based investment firm targeting mortgage backed assets and the mortgage banking sector in the DACH region.
Core Capital leads £4m round for Georgina Goodman
VCT manager Core Capital has led a ТЃ4m financing round for luxury goods retailer Georgina Goodman.