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UK - Quester to open US office

Quester has announced the appointment of Rudy Burger as director of US business development. Burger will open an office for Quester at 2420 Sand Hill Road San Francisco. He will work with Quester portfolio companies to develop and implement their strategies...

AUSTRIA - Blackstone to target Telekom Austria

According to press reports the Blackstone Group is in discussions with the Austrian government over a possible participation in Telekom Austria. Reports from investment bankers at UBS Bank also confirm that financial investors are likely to consider the...

GERMANY - Hogan & Hartson expands private equity practice

Hogan & Hartson LLP has appointed Dr Uwe Steininger as a partner within its Munich practice. Steininger, who formerly worked for SJ Berwin as an international private equity and funds lawyer, will help lead the German and pan-European expansion of Hogan...

UK - European Capital recruits two new directors to buyout team

European Capital today announces the addition of Alex Morey, director, and Julian Masters, investment director, to its UK buyout team in its London office. In addition, Athesan Guna and Ivan Stoyanov join the team as associates. With these recent appointments,...

UK - Dow Schofield Watts appoints seventh partner

Dow Schofield Watts LLP has announced the appointment of Craig Richardson as its seventh partner. Richardson trained as a chartered accountant with KPMG and subsequently spent 10 years with KPMG Corporate Finance. During the last three years Richardson...

UK - Aberdeen Asset Managers backs MBO of Homelux Nenplas

The UK's leading tile accessory and plastic extrusion manufacturer, Homelux Nenplas, has been the subject of a management buyout led by Aberdeen Asset Managers. The business was sold by US-based Newell Rubebrmaid. Yorkshire Bank supported the transaction....

GERMANY - AIB appoints new portfolio management leader

Allied Irish Banks has appointed Jens Dienstbach as team leader of portfolio management in Germany. Dienstbach will be responsible for leading the portfolio management team in Frankfurt with the aim of expanding AIB's acquisition finance activities in...

NETHERLANDS - AVR to bid for Indaver

Waste disposal company Afvalverwerking Rijnmond (AVR) has indicated its interest to acquire Indaver, a Belgian waste disposal company. AVR was acquired by a consortium led by CVC and backed by KKR and Oranje-Nassau Group earlier this year for EUR 1.4bn....

UK - Busy times for Sovereign Capital

In the space of three days, Sovereign Capital Partners has completed an exit and an acquisition finance deal. The exit deal from SENAD Group, a specialist educational provider in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Wales, generated an IRR of 110% and represents...

GERMANY - Palamon takes controlling stake in cadooz

Palamon Capital Partners has acquired a controlling stake in cadooz AG. The company is a provider of gift certificates for corporate customers in Germany. The financial investor has committed EUR 15m in capital within the framework of the transaction....

FRANCE - Triago-X appoints new principal

Triago alternative eXchange (Triago-X) has today announced the appointment of Justin Grover as principal. He will strengthen the team and contribute in the international development of the company.

UK - Blackstone to reunite Center Parcs

Blackstone is to purchase Center Parcs property in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany worth EUR 630m in a bid to revitalise the company according to the Financial Times today. The Dutch-founded company was establised in 1967 with the UK division having...