Credit Suisse
ICG hires Cestar as global head of credit
Cestar has more than 25 years’ industry experience, including with Credit Suisse in London and New York
European sponsors sidestep panic, concede gloom over bank woes
Fallout from Credit Suisse collapse adds to slew of macroeconomic challenges for PE dealmaking and fundraising
Deals face further financing uncertainty after Credit Suisse rescue
Delayed return of stabilized M&A conditions expected, advisors say; mid-cap transactions stand to fare best
EQT pauses LimaCorporate auction
Sponsor is expected to reassess options for the Italian orthopaedic prosthetics producer after new CEO appointment
CVC sells AR Packaging to trade for $1.45bn
CVC Capital Partners has signed an agreement to sell portfolio company AR Packaging Group to listed company Graphic Packaging Holding Company for $1.45bn.
PE-backed Allfunds to list within weeks
Company's backers could raise around €2bn through the IPO, according to Mergermarket
Agilitas 2020 Private Equity closes on €565m
Fund focuses on mid-market companies across western Europe, within a range of sectors
KKR-backed Calisen to raise $1.87bn via IPO
Calisen indicated it plans to float nearly 25% of the business at a price of 225-265 pence per share
KKR sells partial stake in SoftwareOne IPO
SoftwareOne has a market capitalisation of CHF 2.8bn following the initial public offering
KKR-backed SoftwareOne to float
SoftwareOne is expected to float on the Six Swiss Exchange in the first quarter of 2019
SEPI-backed Ebro buys rice producer Tilda for $342m
Ebro acquires the business from US-based and Nasdaq-listed food company The Hain Celestial Group
H&F-backed Allfunds bolts on Credit Suisse InvestLab
Credit Suisse will become a minority shareholder of up to 18% in the combined business
Apollo's £3.32bn RPC take-private bid approved by directors
Development comes four months after the GP emerged as a bidder for the plastic packaging firm
Afinum sells Let's Go Fitness to Naxicap
Sale ends a holding period of four years for PE vehicle Afinum Siebte Beteiligungsgesellschaft
BC Partners buys United Group from KKR in SBO
KKR acquired a majority stake in United Group from Mid Europa Partners in March 2014
Onex-backed SIG to float in €1bn IPO
Primary offering would target proceeds of approximately €1bn, going towards deleveraging
VC-backed Farfetch gears up for listing
Online fashion marketplace files a registration statement for an IPO on the New York exchange
Lacera to appoint Greenhill as secondaries adviser
Other firms that responded to the RFP include Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Elm Capital
GTCR sells CallCredit to TransUnion for £1bn
Sale comes four years after the GP acquired the credit reference bureau for around £480m
Aleph and Crestview exit Interoute in €1.9bn sale to GTT
Deal values the fibre network and data management provider at 11.5x adjusted EBITDA
UBS hires BAML's MacKenzie as MD
MacKenzie will focus on loans and high-yield bonds, and will report to the co-head of leveraged finance
Silverfleet appoints Harrison as head of investor relations
UK mid-market private equity firm hires Credit Suisse’s Andrew Harrison
EBRD, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse invest $150m in TFI
Consortium will acquire a stake through a $150m bond issue by the Turkish fast food franchise operator
Advent’s Equiniti valued at £495m in IPO
London listing values company at bottom of £495-600m range