Ernst & Young
Vam acquires 80% stake in Demenego
A fifth of the company will be retained by the vendor, De Menego family
GED Capital buys Habock
Company intends to use the fresh capital to boost its growth and international expansion
BGF appoints EY's Skade
BGF expands its team in the south-west England region
Nordic GPs to continue asset diversification
LPs have mixed views of this trend, based on speakers at the DVCA Summit
Equistone buys Rhodius
Buyout is second made from GP's €2bn fifth fund
Chinese demand provides exit opportunity for UK PE
EY's Bridget Walsh discusses exiting to Chinese buyers
Rutland appoints two
Matthew Hamilton-Allen and Jason Birt have joined Rutland's deal team
Hatcher joins Permira's debt arm
Dan Hatcher joins as investment director from Palatine Private Equity
ATP, PFA et al. to investigate OW Bunker bankruptcy
Investigation will determine any liability and potential for legal action
LDC in Vysionics trade sale
GP has reaped more than 2x original investment
IK buys Evac from Oaktree
Deal values business in тЌ100-250m range, with 50% debt ratio
Isis Equity Partners hires four
New recruits include three investment managers and an associate
IK Partners refinances Solina debt
Refinancing follows company's purchase of SFK Foods from Odin
Nordic Capital carves out Full Service from ABB
Company will take new name and move to Stockholm
Unlocking the UK's Patent Box
UK Patent Box
NVM appoints May
Liam May, NVM Private Equity
French PE-backed firms outperformed rest of economy in 2012
French private equity-backed companies significantly outperformed their peers in terms of job creation and turnover growth in 2012, according to a new survey by Afic and EY.
Corporate finance fee structures: still working?
Corporate finance fees
UK plc to overlook Europe
UK plc is to look further overseas, to destinations including the US, India, Brazil and China, for new acquisitions, diminishing a key exit route for European private equity-backed businesses.
European start-ups halted by series-A chasm
Series-A chasm
French PE still outperforms rest of continental Europe
French private equity funds have returned 8.6% since inception, according to the latest performance figures published by local trade body AFIC.
Turnaround deals hit five-year low
Turnaround deals
Warburg Pincus Private Equity XI closes on $11.2bn
Global investor Warburg Pincus has held a final close for Warburg Pincus Private Equity XI on $11.2bn.