Credit Suisse
Goldman Sachs-backed Hastings to raise £180m in London IPO
British insurance group to refinance debt with IPO proceeds
Lion Capital secures £500m Findus partial exit
GP rides into final furlong of Findus ownership with spin-off
Prodigy Finance raises $100m from Balderton et al.
Round also saw participation from Credit Suisse
CVC appoints Lurvink as partner
New partner joins after eight years at ING
EQT to float XXL in Oslo
Company will list four years after EQT's initial investment
CVC's Cerved targets €1.3bn valuation at IPO
Company to use proceeds to pay down debt
Credit Suisse to sell DLJ Merchant Banking to Coller
Credit Suisse Group is to sell its shares in mid-market buyout arm DLJ Merchant Banking Partners to Coller Capital, according to reports.
Italian dealflow wakes from slumber
Italian dealflow
TPG-backed Grohe goes to Lixil in trade sale
TPG Capital and Credit Suisse's private equity arm have sold bathroom fittings manufacturer Grohe to Japanese household equipment maker Lixil and the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) in a €3bn trade sale.
Strategic buyers close in on Grohe
German bathroom manufacturer Grohe, backed by TPG Capital and Credit Suisse's private equity arm, has received bids of less than €3bn from strategic buyers, according to reports.
Grosvenor Capital acquires Credit Suisse’s PE FoF division
US-based fund of hedge funds Grosvenor Capital Management (GCM) has acquired the fund-of-private-equity-funds division of Credit Suisse, Customised Fund Investment Group (CFIG).
Credit Suisse appoints secondaries director
Mark McDonald, Credit Suisse
PE-backed Grohe circled by trade players
Plumbing fixtures manufacturer Grohe, which is owned by Texas Pacific Group Capital (TPG) and CSFB Private Equity, has attracted bids from a number of international trade players in an auction that could see the company fetch up to €4bn, according to...
Lone Star and Credit Suisse buy €6.7bn RPI portfolio
Ageas (formerly Fortis Holdings), the Belgian government and BNP Paribas have sold Royal Park Investments’ credit portfolio to US private equity firm Lone Star Funds and Credit Suisse for €6.7bn.
Blackstone agrees to buy Strategic Partners from Credit Suisse
Blackstone Group has agreed to acquire Credit Suisse Group AG’s secondary private equity business, Strategic Partners, for an undisclosed price.
Moscow Exchange IPO sets market cap at $4.2bn
Private equity-backed Moscow Exchange (MICEX) has set its IPO offer price at RUB 126.9bn ($4.2bn).
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.
Axa and Permira’s Odigeo completes refinancing
Odigeo, the online travel agent backed by Permira and Axa Private Equity, has placed €325m worth of five-year secured bonds to refinance its senior debt.
ADM Capital et al. looking to exit Turkish hospital
An investor group including ADM Capital, Dutch pension fund PGGM and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) are looking to exit Turkish hospital chain Universal Saglik Yatirimlari, according to reports.
CVC buys Cerved from Bain Capital and Clessidra for €1.13bn
CVC Capital Partners has acquired Italian business intelligence provider Cerved from Bain Capital and Clessidra for €1.13bn.
Sberbank and Credit Suisse abandon buyout fund plans
OAO Sberbank and Credit Suisse Group have abandoned plans to raise a $1bn buyout fund dedicated to private equity in Russia.
Blackstone and PAI sell United Biscuits' KP Snacks
Intersnack has acquired KP Snacks from The Blackstone Group and PAI partners portfolio company United Biscuits, in a deal reportedly worth around £500m.
Lion, CapVest and Pamplona circle United Biscuits
Lion Capital, CapVest, Pamplona Capital and Germany’s Intersnack are in the running to acquire the savoury snacks arm of United Biscuits, according to reports.