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New investment bank launches in Paris
Sycomore Corporate Finance, a new investment bank set up by three French corporate financiers, launched in Paris in September.
Crédit Suisse to divest PE businesses
Crédit Suisse has announced it will sell off a number of illiquid private equity businesses within its asset management division.
JC Flowers acquires Belgium's Fidea for €243.6m
KBC Group has signed an agreement to sell Belgian insurance provider Fidea to JC Flowers, in a deal worth a total of €243.6m.
Orange Switzerland sale underway
France Telecom has launched the sale of its Swiss unit Orange Switzerland, reportedly attracting a number of private equity investors.
Trilantic and MCH prepare Talgo IPO
Trilantic Capital Partners and MCH Private Equity are preparing to float the Tren Articulado Ligero Goicoechea Oriol (TALGO), a train manufacturer they acquired in 2006.
Atlantic-Pacific Capital hires Sandström as partner
Atlantic-Pacific Capital has hired Sarah McFadden Sandström as a partner in its Private Funds business, in a bid to bolster its European project management and advisory services.
Ambienta invests €30m in Spig
Ambienta has invested €30m in Spig S.p.A., a producer of industrial cooling systems.
Phoenix's £450m fund reaches hard cap
Phoenix Equity Partners has reached the hard cap on its new £450m mid-market fund.
Fortis sells fund administration arm to Credit Suisse
Fortis Bank Nederland (FBN) has agreed to the sale of its fund administration unit, Prime Fund Solutions(PFS), to Credit Suisse.
Ziggo issues bonds to repay debts
Ziggo, the Dutch cable television operator owned by private equity investors Warburg Pincus and Cinven, plans to sell €1.2bn of high-yield bonds to finance the repayment of existing debts.
KKR and Silver Lake to list NXP in $1bn IPO
KKR, Bain Capital, Apax Partners, AlpInvest Partners and Silver Lake Capital-backed NXP, a semiconductor company, is set to be listed on the public market with the aim to raise $1bn.
AXA PE and PAI bidding for Shell’s €1bn LPG division
AXA Private Equity and PAI Partners are among the bidders circling Royal Dutch Shell’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) division, which price tag nears €1bn.