Advent International
Operating partners: For pros or for show?
Fans of operating partners deem them performance enhancers; detractors say theyтre merely propaganda to entice LPs. Susannah Birkwood reports
Advent buys Mondo Minerals in SBO
Advent International has entered exclusive talks to acquire Mondo Minerals in a secondary buyout from HgCapital.
PE firms bid on Oberthur partial sale
Buyout houses including PAI partners, Advent International, Bain Capital and One Equity are believed to have made offers for part of French secure technologies specialist Oberthur.
Carlyle and Advent considering HC Starck IPO
Carlyle and Advent International have appointed banks to investigate investor appetite ahead of a possible flotation of HC Starck.
KKR and Advent circling Lafarge gypsum arm
KKR and Advent are among the potential private equity buyers circling cement maker Lafarge's European gypsum division, according to media reports.
Escape from captivity
Erstwhile captives now form the backbone of Europe’s mid-market. But success is not a foregone conclusion, as a handful of firms have illustrated. Spain's Portobello Capital is the latest to test the waters. Susannah Birkwood investigates.
Blackstone circles Spanish hospital chain
Blackstone is one of several private equity firms intrigued by the imminent sale of nine Spanish hospitals by a subsidiary of savings bank La Caixa.
Advent hires operating partner
Advent International has appointed Christopher Fraser to its operating partner programme.
Advent International acquires Provimi for €188m
Advent International has agreed to acquire European manufacturer of pet food Provimi Pet Food (PPF) for an enterprise value of €188m.
Private equity nursing healthcare providers
The beginning of the year has seen private equity investors eager to tap into Europe’s healthcare services market, with a string of deals being completed both in the UK and on the continent. Could this growing and resilient sector be the perfect investment...
Bernard Bourigeaud joins Advent International
Advent International has appointed Bernard Bourigeaud as an operating partner. He will advise the firm on investment opportunities and supporting portfolio companies in the business and financial services sector.
HIG acquires AIRCOM from Advent
H.I.G. European Capital Partners has acquired AIRCOM International Group from Advent International through a secondary buyout.
Advent International backs Towergate
Advent International has backed Towergate Partnership Ltd, a financial services provider, with a ТЃ200m investment.
Advent closes Priory buyout
Global private equity firm Advent International has acquired mental health and specialist care services provider The Priory Group from the Royal Bank of Scotland Group.
Southern European Private Equity: 2010 in review
The year 2010 saw significant improvement across the private equity market in Southern Europe. Read on for a month-by-month summary of the regional highlights.
Apax Partners et al. express interest in Jack Wolfskin
Apax Partners, Advent International and CVC Capital Partners have shown interest in the sale of German outdoor clothing and equipment manufacturer Jack Wolfskin.
EQT et al. bid for German retailer
The private equity groups EQT, Apax and a consortium of PAI partners and TPG have entered the second round of negotiations for German fashion retailer Takko.
Advent closes €100m Tinsa buyout
Private equity giant Advent International has closed a €100m deal to buy a 94.5% stake in Spanish real estate ratings agency Tinsa.
Special report: unquote" Italia Private Equity Congress 2010
Economic policy, the continued strain of the recession and the importance of localism were issues high on the agenda at the fourth annual unquote” Italia Private Equity Congress.
Sources: Lion Capital could buy Restauravia
British private equity firm Lion Capital has expressed an interest in buying restaurant chain Restauravia from current owners Corpfin, according to sources.
Bain Capital closes in on Priory
More than four months after reports suggested that private equity firms were among the front runners to snap up mental healthcare provider Priory Group, Bain Capital has emerged as the clear favourite.
Marcello Bottoli joins Advent International
Advent International has announced that Marcello Bottoli has joined the firmтs Operating Partner Programme.
Advent set to exit Takko
Advent International is looking to sell or float German discount clothing chain Takko, according to reports.
Advent and Bain in £2bn RBS deal
Advent International and Bain Capital are set to acquire the Global Merchant Services operation of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in a deal worth ТЃ2bn, according to reports.