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HPS loan fund raises more than $3bn
Highbridge Principal Strategies (HPS) has closed its HPS Specialty Fund III with over $3bn in commitments.
One Equity Partners to split from JP Morgan
One Equity Partners (OEP), the private equity division of US bank JP Morgan Chase & Co, is to become an independent firm and will raise its next fund from an external LP base.
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).
BC Partners looking to sell Migros
BC Partners has entered negotiations with potential buyers for its remaining stake in Turkish supermarket chain Migros, according to reports.
Investindustrial invests in Aston Martin
Italian GP Investindustrial has acquired a 37.5% stake in UK car designer and manufacturer Aston Martin for €190m from Kuwaiti investment house Investment Dar.
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.
JPEL aims to boost price with share buyback
J.P. Morgan Private Equity Ltd (JPEL) has completed a $20m coordinated share repurchase programme as part of the firm's recently announced strategic initiatives to lift the price of its shares.
AEA and Teachers' Private Capital buy Dematic from Triton
AEA Investors and Teachers' Private Capital, the private equity arm of the Canadian Teachers Pension Plan, have bought German logistics business Dematic in an SBO from Triton.
JP Morgan aiming to boost PE division
JP Morgan Private Equity (JPEL) has announced measures to increase capital returns to shareholders, which the firm says have been limited since the financial crisis.
Cinven and Warbug Pincus exercise Ziggo over-allotment option
Cinven, Warburg Pincus and their co-investors have announced the initiation of an over-allotment option for Dutch cable operator Ziggo.
JP Morgan PE buys back shares
JP Morgan Private Equity plans to buy back some of its shares in a move to reduce its discount to net asset value (NAV).
Triton to sell Dematic
Triton has reportedly held a first round auction for German supplier of materials handling solutions for warehouses, Dematic, attracting bids from financial and strategic investors.
Vector wins Technicolor battle
US private equity house Vector Capital has seen its offer for a minority stake in troubled French digital video specialist Technicolor accepted by the company's shareholder - pipping JP Morgan to the post.
JP Morgan to inject up to €158m into Technicolor
Troubled French digital video specialist Technicolor has backed the offer of JP Morgan to inject up to €158m in exchange for a 29.96% stake.
Equistone in €1bn Global Blue exit
Equistone Partners Europe (formerly Barclays Private Equity) has sold travel payment service provider Global Blue to Silver Lake Partners and Partners Group in a €1bn deal.
Thai firm to bid for Birds Eye
Thai food manufacturer Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods) is to submit a £2.5bn bid for Permira portfolio company Birds Eye, according to reports.
JPEL extends credit facility with Lloyds TSB
JP Morgan Private Equity Ltd (JPEL) has extended a $150m multi-currency credit facility with Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets.
Cinven and Warburg Pincus-backed Ziggo files for IPO
Dutch cable operator Ziggo will list on the NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam, backed by shareholders Cinven and Warburg Pincus.
Cinven snaps up ICG's CPA Global in SBO
Cinven has agreed to acquire intellectual property specialists CPA Global from Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) and Electra Private Equity in a secondary buyout thought to be worth around $1bn.
IK sells Idex to infrastructure fund Cube
IK Investment Partners has sold French energy and environmental services company Idex to Cube Infrastructure.
JPEL buys Arch Cru portfolio for £56.5m
J.P. Morgan's Private Equity fund of funds (JPEL) has snapped up 38 investments from the former Arch Cru portfolios in a deal worth £56.5m.
Permira sells Provimi for €1.5bn
Permira has reached an agreement to sell Dutch animal food producer Provimi to Cargill for €1.5bn.
Permira prepares NDS IPO
Permira has hired JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to assist in listing digital set-top box manufacturer NDS in New York.