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Corbett Keeling Corporate Finance

Third quarter 2009 - light at the end of the tunnel?

  • Advisory
  • 05 October 2009
Searching for distress

As we bear the brunt of the recession, more investors are looking to make money through distressed debt. Can private equity play along? Deborah Sterescu investigates

  • Investments
  • 05 October 2009
Un-FEESable expectations?

Whatever the state of the market, there will be qualms over fees paid to GPs. When the markets were tough in the early naughties and Europe's buyout market was gaining traction, a few brave big guns started raising ever bigger funds, meaning their fees...

  • UK / Ireland
  • 05 October 2009
EUROPE - Former Northern Rock CEO appointed adviser for Apollo

Adam Applegarth, the former CEO of failed UK bank Northern Rock, has joined distressed debt investor Apollo Management as a senior advisor to the firm's European fund.

  • People
  • 02 October 2009
SPAIN - Suma appoints new adviser

Private equity firm Suma Capital has appointed president of pharma group Ferrer, Sergio Ferrer-Salat Serra di Migni, as independent adviser.

  • People
  • 02 October 2009
ITALY/MALTA - Denham-back SunRay secures EUR 120m financing

Denham Capital-backed SunRay Renewable Energy has secured EUR 120m project financing to build a 24MW plant in Montalto di Castro.

  • Financing
  • 02 October 2009
ITALY/SPAIN - Investindustrial closes on EUR 100m target

Southern European private equity firm Investindustrial has closed its Build-Up Fund on its target of EUR 100m after five months on the road.

  • Buyout
  • 02 October 2009
NORWAY - Herkules takes 54% stake in Projectiondesign

Norwegian buyout house Herkules Capital has acquired a 54% stake in Projectiondesign, a developer of high performance projectors, from Eger Group.

  • Buyouts
  • 02 October 2009
UK - Celtic Pharma apponts Dr Richards to advisory board

Biotechnology and pharmaceuticals-focused investor Celtic Pharma Holdings has appointed Dr Andy Richards to its advisory board.

  • People
  • 02 October 2009
UK - Graphite Capital bolsters investment team with new hire

Mid-market private equity firm Graphite Capital has hired Rachael Whittaker as investment manager.

  • People
  • 02 October 2009
IRELAND - Kernel and Dermot lead $33m Intune investment

Kernel Capital and Dermot Desmond have led a funding round for telecoms equipment supplier Intune Networks worth close to $33m.

  • Early-stage
  • 02 October 2009
UK - LCA invests second tranche of £1.2m QuantSol funding

Low Carbon Accelerator has completed the second tranche of funding for solar photovoltaic company QuantaSol, as part of a total financing round worth just under £1.2m.

  • Early-stage
  • 01 October 2009
BELGIUM - Big Bang in EUR 1.2m Racktivity funding

Big Bang Ventures has invested EUR 1.2m into management technology business Racktivity.

  • Early-stage
  • 01 October 2009
GLOBAL - KKR finally completes KPE merger

After over a year of delays and revisions, US-based private equity giant KKR has now completed its merger with its Amsterdam-listed affiliate, KKR Private Equity Investors.

  • GPs
  • 01 October 2009
GLOBAL - Hellman closes $9bn seventh fund and management shake-up

International private equity house Hellman & Friedman has announced the final close of its seventh and largest fund, HFCP VII, on a little under $9bn, as well as a major shake-up of the firm's management team.

  • Buyout
  • 01 October 2009
UK - Sovereign Capital boosts research team with new hire

Sovereign Capital has hired Ed Goddard to its research and direct origination team.

  • People
  • 01 October 2009
FRANCE - Abingworth et al. sell Fovea in EUR 370m deal

A syndicate of investors including UK-based venture investor Abingworth has exited its investment in Fovea pharmaceuticals, a specialist in ocular disease treatment, through a sale to strategic buyer Sanofi-aventis for EUR 370m.

  • Exits
  • 01 October 2009
UK - Mercia Technology et al. back Nightingale

The Mercia Technology Seed Fund, alongside government-backed investor Finance Wales, has invested an undisclosed amount into start up technology company Nightingale EOS.

  • Early-stage
  • 01 October 2009
UK - LCA et al. invest £5.8m into ResponsiveLoad

Existing backer Low Carbon Accelerator (LCA), alongside Naxos Capital Partners and Carbon Trust Investment Limited, have invested in cleantech company ResponsiveLoad as part of a funding round totalling £5.8m.

  • Expansion
  • 01 October 2009
EUROPE - GPs must re-invent, LPs must invest

Europe's GPs must change their ways to emerge successful from the current market conditions, and need LPs to back them in order to do so. This was the theme this morning at the fourth annual Deutsche unquote" Private Equity Congress in Munich.

  • Fundraising
  • 01 October 2009
PORTUGAL - Riverside acquires Crioestaminal

US private equity firm Riverside has acquired a 67% stake in biotechnology business Crioestaminal for an undisclosed sum.

  • Buyouts
  • 01 October 2009
GERMANY - GMT's Docu acquires Reed's Nordic assets

GMT Communications Partners has completed the 12th bolt-on acquisition for portfolio business Docu Group, a business information provider for the construction industry, acquiring the Nordic assets of sector rival Reed Business Information.

  • Expansion
  • 01 October 2009
Fortis launches clean energy fund on EUR400m

  • Venture
  • 01 October 2009
"Today, the balance is shifting towards sellers after the long reign of vendors"

Joost Siemensma at Grant Thornton speaks to Domitille Lainey about the changes in due diligences in the acquisition race. Siemensma specialises in due diligence investigations for private equity investors. Previously he worked at KPMG and Deloitte Transaction...

  • Industry
  • 01 October 2009
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