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Direct secondaries: breathing new life
An industry-wide impetus is needed to resuscitate an ailing sector. Kimberly Romaine reports
BC Partners buys Mergermarket
BC Partners has emerged as the successful bidder for Pearson Groupтs news service Mergermarket.
Deal in focus: Risk Capital buys Neilson from Thomas Cook
Risk Capital Partners' acquisition of Neilson Active Holidays from embattled holiday-operator Thomas Cook is a rare example of private equity being invited in.
Providence picks up Exponent's Ambassador
Providence Equity Partners has emerged as the successful bidder for Exponent Private Equityтs Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG).
BC Partners' Aenova acquires Haupt Pharma Gruppe
Aenova, a BC Partners-backed manufacturer of medicines and dietary supplements, has bought a majority stake in pharmaceutical company Haupt Pharma Gruppe.
Bain, BC Partners et al. mull bid for Stokke
Bain Capital, BC Partners, Lion Capital and others are understood to be bidding for Stokke, a Norwegian manufacturer of children's furniture and accessories.
Exponent's Ambassador attracts private equity suitors
Exponent Private Equity-backed Ambassador Theatre Group is reportedly on the block and has attracted high-profile suitors including BC Partners, Blackstone and Carlyle.
Private equity eager to cash in on real estate bubble
The much-debated property bubble has economists worrying over soaring inflation rates. However, for the buyout community, a rush of first-time buyers and a flood of foreign money has those supporting the property industry licking their lips in anticipation....
Advent mulls DFS listing
Advent International is in the early stages of considering a listing of home furniture retail chain DFS.
IPO values Foxtons at £649m
The public listing of BC Partners-backed Foxtons has valued the company at ТЃ649m.
BC Partners secures Phones4u dividend recap
BC Partners is to receive a dividend payout after phone retailer Phones4u issued bonds worth ТЃ200m.
BC's Foxtons to raise £55m in flotation
London-based estate agent Foxtons, backed by BC Partners, is to float on the London Stock Exchange in September and plans to raise ТЃ55m in a sale of both new and BC-owned shares.
Ambivalence or adapting to ever-changing climate?
While the Springer Science and Deutsche Annington exits are expected to deliver positive results when completed, the indecisiveness displayed does little to help the asset class’s historically troubled relationship with the public markets.
ECI's Chris Warren to join Charterhouse
ECI partner Chris Warren will join private equity firm Charterhouse in the autumn.
Electra reinvests in Allflex as sale completes
Following the completion of the sale to BC Partners, Electra Private Equity has reinvested £57m in animal tags manufacturer Allflex in exchange for a 15% stake.
Springer Science: EQT opts for €3.3bn sale to BC Partners
EQT Partners and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) have agreed to sell German media publisher Springer Science to BC Partners for €3.3bn.
EQT's Springer Science still in dual-track process
BC Partners is reportedly left as the sole bidder for EQT portfolio company Springer Science, which announced IPO plans last week.
BC brings in the banks for Foxtons float
BC Partners has hired Credit Suisse, Numis Securities and Canaccord Genuity to handle the flotation of London estate agency Foxtons.
Return of the capital overhang?
Capital overhang
BC Partners hires ex-Blackstone MD
BC Partners is understood to have hired Matthew Tooth as a senior partner in its London office.
Electra to reap 15x on Allflex
BC Partners has made a binding offer of $1.3bn to Electra Partners for its French animal tags business Allflex, following an intense auction process that attracted bids from a dozen private equity firms.
PE-backed Intelsat misses IPO target
Luxembourg-based satellite operator Intelsat SA, which is backed by BC Partners and Silver Lake Partners, fell more than $100m short of its target at yesterday’s close on the NYSE.