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Oaktree's Countrywide to launch £200m IPO
UK-based real estate agency Countrywide, a portfolio company of Oaktree Capital Management, confirmed it will list on the London Stock Exchange.
Index Ventures leads $24m round for Elasticsearch
Index Ventures, Benchmark Capital and new investor SV Angel have backed Dutch data analytics company Elasticsearch with a $24m series-B round of funding.
Charterhouse Capital's Webhelp acquires HeroTSC
Charterhouse Capital's portfolio company Webhelp has acquired Scottish call centres operator HeroTSC for a reported тЌ90m.
HTGF and Bayern Kapital invest in Simscale
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Bayern Kapital and a consortium of business angels have invested in Simscale, a German web-based engineering simulation platform.
CVC, BC Partners to team up for Elior bid
UK-based private equity houses CVC Capital Partners and BC Partners are reportedly planning a €3.5bn bid for French catering company Elior.
VNT Management's Power Fund III holds final close
VNT Management Oy has held a final close for its Power Fund III on тЌ77m.
Clessidra loses out on Telecom Italia
Italian private equity house Clessidra has lost out on national television network Telecom Italia as the company entered into exclusive talks with media firm Cairo Communication, according to reports.
Orix buys Robeco for €1.9bn
Japanese financial services firm Orix has bought the asset management arm of Rabobank, Robeco, for €1.935bn.
Apollo's Taminco considers IPO in US
Apollo Global Management portfolio company Taminco Global Chemical, a Belgian chemical business, is understood to be considering a US flotation.
Activa Capital sells Logitrade to Soridec et al.
French mid-cap GP Activa Capital has sold outsourcing business Logitrade to regional growth capital specialists Soridec, Sofilaro, Sofipac, Multicroissance and Sopromec.
Nova Capital promotes Jonathan Seal
Nova Capital Management, a firm specialising in the acquisition of corporate and private equity portfolios, has promoted Jonathan Seal to investment partner.
CDC Entreprises, I-Source, Bouygues in €3.7m round for Ijenko
French energy management solutions provider Ijenko has raised €3.7m in its third round of institutional funding since 2010.
LGT closes third secondaries fund on $2bn
LGT Capital Partners has held a final close for Crown Global Secondaries III (CGS III) on its $2bn hard-cap.
Norvestor backs Robust
Norvestor has invested in the steel door division of Sweden- and UK-based Robust AB, which specialises in the production and sale of steel security and fire doors.
Osprey Capital makes 12x money on Allium sale
Osprey Capital has completed its first divestment, reaping an 11.9x multiple on the sale of British advisory firm Allium Capital.
NBGI backs Cosalt Offshore
NBGI Private Equity has acquired the Aberdeen and Norway operations of oil services company Cosalt Offshore to merge them with its portfolio company ATR Group.
Sovereign's World Class Learning to fetch >£150m
Buy-and-build specialist Sovereign Capital is a step closer to realising its 2008 investment in World Class Learning (WCL), a British exporter of educational services.
Orix Corporation looking to buy Robeco
Japanese financial services firm Orix has confirmed that it is considering buying the asset management arm of Rabobank for up to €2bn.
Connection Capital buys £9m TeamSport Racing
Connection Capital has invested in the ТЃ9m management buyout of UK-based go-karting tracks operator TeamSport Racing Ltd.
LDC backs barriers manufacturer ATG Access
LDC has made a minority investment in ATG Access, a British manufacturer of vehicle barrier systems.
Investcorp acquires Hydrasun from Equistone
Investcorp has bought Aberdeen-based oil and gas services business Hydrasun Ltd in a secondary buyout from Equistone Partners Europe.
CapMan sells remaining shares in MQ
CapMan has sold its entire 28% stake in listed Swedish fashion retail chain MQ for SEK 16 per share, according to reports.
Permira and KKR sell €485m ProSiebenSat.1 stake
Permira and KKR have sold shares in jointly-owned German media giant ProSiebenSat.1 on the Frankfurt stock exchange for €485m.