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EUROPE - Private equity deals up 15% in Q2

A rise in expansion deals and the return of big buyouts has led to a 15% rise in the total combined value of European private equity transactions, according to the latest unquote" private equity Barometer, in association with Candover.

GLOBAL - KKR goes public

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is going public in a transaction that will involve buying KKR Private Equity Investors, which was listed on Euronext Amsterdam two years ago, and listing the merged entity in New York.

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SPAIN - CNMV gives green light to MAB

The Spanish regulator CNMV has granted authorisation to the Mercado Alternativo Bursatil (MAB), an alternative trading platform promoted by the Bolsas y Mercados, holding company of the Spanish Stock Exchanges.

PORTUGAL - Inter-Risco completes EUR 20m Frissul acquisition

Inter-Risco has announced the acquisition of logistics business Frissul Group in a deal valued at approximately EUR 20m. The deal was carried out through the newco, Cold Land SGPS SA, in which Inter-Risco holds an 80% stake and InovCapital the remaining...

Controlling leaks

new research suggests that leaks to the press can cost time and money and affect the certainty of deals. By Ashley Wassall

ITALY - Stirling Square backs buyout of Microtecnica

Stirling Square Capital has backed the buyout of Microtecnica, a flight critical aerospace component and sub-system manufacturer, from Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp, for an undisclosed sum.

EUROPE - Axa head calls for code on profits

The head of Axa Private Equity, Dominque Senequier, has called for Europe's private equity industry to draw up a voluntary code of conduct on how profit made from deals should be split among investors, managers and staff.

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