Secondary purchase
CM-CIC Capital Finance buys 12% stake in Courtepaille
CM-CIC Capital Finance has acquired Salvepar's 12% stake in Courtepaille, a French restaurant chain owned by Fondations Capital, for €9m.
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.
LP interview: The secondaries saga
Founded in 1991, London-based Paul Capital has decades of experience in secondaries and fund-of-funds investments. unquote" talks to secondaries specialist and partner Elaine Small about the drivers behind the market's unprecedented growth.
LP interview: Secondaries come first
LP interview: Idinvest
Mercapital injects €40m into Betapack group
Spanish GP Mercapital has secured an 80% stake in Spanish plastic caps group Betapack in exchange for a €40m investment.
Quilvest PE buys stake in Acrotec
Quilvest Private Equity, the private equity arm of French family-owned wealth manager Quilvest Group, has invested around CHF 30m in Swiss watch components maker Acrotec.
MCH and Corpfin invest in Segur Ibérica
MCH Private Equity and Corpfin Capital have acquired N+1 Private Equity’s stake in Spanish security firms Segur Ibérica and Hortus Mundi for €26m.