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Corbett Keeling Corporate Finance
Third quarter 2009 - light at the end of the tunnel?
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
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
UK - Graphite Capital bolsters investment team with new hire
Mid-market private equity firm Graphite Capital has hired Rachael Whittaker as investment manager.
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.
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.
BELGIUM - Big Bang in EUR 1.2m Racktivity funding
Big Bang Ventures has invested EUR 1.2m into management technology business Racktivity.
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.
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.
UK - Sovereign Capital boosts research team with new hire
Sovereign Capital has hired Ed Goddard to its research and direct origination team.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PORTUGAL - Riverside acquires Crioestaminal
US private equity firm Riverside has acquired a 67% stake in biotechnology business Crioestaminal for an undisclosed sum.
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.
"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...