Apax Partners
PE backers to reduce NXP Semiconductors stakes
AlpInvest Partners, Apax Partners, Bain Capital Partners, KKR and Silver Lake Technology Management are due to sell 30 million shares in listed Dutch semiconductor developer NXP Semiconductors.
GMG shelves Trader Media Group deal
Guardian Media Group (GMG) has ended talks to sell its stake in car classifieds business Trader Media Group (TMG) – a deal that could have seen Apax Partners take full control of the company – according to reports.
PE-backed IPOs few and far between in 2012
Moleskine might make headlines if and when it finally lists on the stock market later this year, but flotations remained a seldom-explored exit route for GPs in 2012, continuing a trend initiated in 2008.
The advent of a new fundraising breed
Recent fundraising success shows it’s not about fees, but about distributions, people and integrity. Kimberly Romaine investigates
Quadriga to buy LR Health and Beauty Systems from Apax
Quadriga is the final bidder for German beauty products retailer LR Health and Beauty Systems (LR International), currently owned by Apax Partners, according to reports.
NTC Holdings further reduces stake in TDC
The holding jointly owned by Apax, Blackstone, KKR, Permira and Providence has sold 80 million shares in Danish telecommunications company TDC.
Apollo officially launches new $12bn fund
Global private equity house Apollo Global Management has started marketing its eighth buyout fund with a $12bn target, co-founder Josh Harris announced during a presentation at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services conference...
Capio buys healthcare division of PE-backed Ambea
Capio – a portfolio company of Apax and Nordic Capital – has acquired Carema Healthcare from Carema, the Swedish healthcare division of private equity-owned Ambea.
The Southern European renaissance
After a bleary-eyed summer, Southern European deal activity awoke last month with a notable increase in both volume and value.
KKR, CVC, Carlyle and Apax looking into bid for Urenco
Four of the world's largest private equity houses are thought to be considering bidding for British nuclear fuel provider Urenco, according to The Sunday Times.
EQT looking to exit Springer
EQT and the Government Investment Corporation of Singapore (GIC) are reportedly looking to sell German media giant Springer Science and Business Media.
Shareholders reject Trilantic’s bid for Euskaltel
Shareholders in Basque telecommunications group Euskaltel have rejected Trilantic’s bid for the company due to disagreements over the company’s valuation, according to reports in the Spanish press.
Apax's Mann leaves, replaced by healthcare co-head
Senior healthcare deal-maker Khawar Mann has left Apax Partners to join Russian clinics group Medsi.
Apax and Trilantic bids for Euskaltel stall
The bids made by private equity firms Apax Partners and Trilantic for Basque telecommunications operator Euskaltel have been blocked until the results of the Basque Country elections are known, according to reports in the Spanish press.
Swedish Länsförsäkringar to sell €1.5bn PE portfolio
Swedish insurance group Länsförsäkringar is said to be in the process of selling its private equity portfolio, worth €1.5bn.
Apax prepares sale of Marken
Apax is thought to have appointed Morgan Stanley to lead its sale of the ailing medical courier company Marken.
Apax reshuffles senior management team
Ralf Gruss (pictured) has been appointed chief operating officer at Apax Partners following his predecessor's move to become full-time head of the firm's portfolio support group.
Former Metro boss launches PE house in Germany
Former Riverside partners Kai Köppen and Volker Schmidt have partnered with ex Metro boss Eckhard Cordes and former Apax partner Christian Näther to form a new buyout house in Munich, local reports suggest.
Apax, CVC, Carlyle and Trilantic bid for Euskaltel
Apax Partners, CVC Capital Partners, Carlyle and Trilantic are the final four bidders for 49% of Spanish telecommunications company Euskaltel, according to reports in the Spanish press.
AXA PE backs MBO of Arkadin
AXA Private Equity has bought a 45% stake in French collaboration services business Arkadin.
PE houses circle Everything Everywhere
Private equity firms including Apax and KKR are in discussions to bid for UK mobile operator Everything Everywhere in a deal that could exceed €8bn, according to reports.
Apax leads $1bn Paradigm buyout
Apax Partners and JMI Equity have agreed to acquire oil & gas software vendor Paradigm from US investment group Fox Paine for around $1bn.
Bain Capital buys Bravida in tertiary buyout
Bain Capital has bought Swedish technical installation and services solutions company Bravida from Triton Partners in a tertiary buyout.
SBOs set to rebound
The recent quaternary buyout of French eyewear retailer Alain Afflelou by Lion Capital for an estimated €780m shows that the "pass-the-parcel" trend in private equity has not yet abated.