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Blackstone, Carlyle in talks to take Signature Aviation private
Blackstone is currently investing from Blackstone Capital Partners VIII, which closed on $26bn
Warburg Pincus sells Accelya to Vista Equity Partners
First investment made by Vista via its permanent fund, Vista Equity Partners Perennial
EQT confirms IPO plans, aims to raise €500m
Largest shareholder Investor AB and more than 70 partners in the firm will sell shares as part of the listing
Permira-backed TeamViewer announces IPO
Teamviewer only offering existing shares and expects the offering to be completed by year end
Blackstone acquires NEC from LDC
Transaction reportedly values the Birmingham-based exhibitions organiser at more than ТЃ800m
VC-backed Funding Circle seeks up to £1.8bn in IPO
No existing lenders have exercised the option to sell their shares in the upcoming flotation
Onex-backed SIG to float in €1bn IPO
Primary offering would target proceeds of approximately €1bn, going towards deleveraging
VC-backed Funding Circle seeks to raise £300m from IPO
Proposed listing would reportedly value the UK-based peer-to-peer lender at ТЃ1.5bn
Cerberus buys WFS in €1.2bn SBO
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Platinum Equity, which bought the company from LBO France
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
Nordic Capital lists Tokmanni in €394m Helsinki IPO
Busy week on public markets for Nordic Capital, who realised тЌ500m of shares in two days
Nordic Capital's Europris valued at NOK 8.7bn ahead of IPO
Trading on Oslo Stock Exchange to begin on 19 June
Eurazeo in €320m final exit from Rexel
Eurazeo has reaped 2.3x its intial investment
France Telecom moves forward on EE sale
France Telecom has reportedly hired banks to advise on the dual-track sale process of mobile operator Everything Everywhere (EE), which attracted private equity interest last summer.
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.
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.
Apollo officially launches new $12bn fund
Global private equity house Apollo Global Management has started marketing its eighth buyout fund with a $12bn target, co-founder Josh Harris announced during a presentation at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services conference...
AXA PE reacquires Photonis from Astorg
AXA Private Equity has reacquired French electronics company Photonis, three years after selling it to Astorg Partners.
BoA staff to launch private equity firm
Several Bank of America (BoA) staff are leaving the group to form a private equity firm.