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SwanCap closes first fund on $1.2bn
Alternative asset manager SwanCap Partners has held a final close for its first fund, SwanCap Opportunities Fund, on $1.2bn after less than a year on the road.
German Unicredit unit considers sale of PE stakes
HypoVereinsbank, the German unit of Italian bank Unicredit, is reportedly considering the sale of its private equity fund stakes in a stapled secondary transaction.
EQT pulls Springer Science sale
EQT has postponed plans to sell German scientific publisher Springer Science & Business Media, according to reports.
Stirling Square acquires Cartonplast Group
Stirling Square Capital Partners has acquired German plastic processing business Cartonplast Group in an MBO from Synergo SGR.
CVC buys Cerved from Bain Capital and Clessidra for €1.13bn
CVC Capital Partners has acquired Italian business intelligence provider Cerved from Bain Capital and Clessidra for €1.13bn.
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.
Pamplona increases stake in UniCredit Group to 5%
Pamplona Capital Management has increased its stake in banking group UniCredit by 3.02%, making it the second largest shareholder with a total of 5.01% of the group.
Lion Capital buys Alain Afflelou
Lion Capital has entered exclusive talks to acquire French eyewear retailer Alain Afflelou from Bridgepoint, Apax France and Altamir Amboise in a deal believed to be valued at nearly €800m.
Former Barclays-owned Novem in talks about sale
Former Barclays Private Equity-owned automotive supplier Novem Group is reported to be placed on the market again.
First Reserve signs off AED buyout
First Reserve Corporation has acquired a 45% stake in Ansaldo Energia, a major Italian producer of thermoelectric power plants, as part of a management buyout transaction.
Sofipa reaps 1.7x on Byte exit
Sofipa, Unicredit Group’s private equity fund manager, has reaped a money multiple of 1.7x on its sale of Byte Software House to Automatic Data Processing.
Clessidra et al. looking to buy AS Roma
Italian private equity firm Clessidra has placed a bid to acquire part of the AS Roma football club, according to media reports.
CEE Private Equity Awards 2010: The winners are…
The unquote CEE Awards, the only such event to recognise excellence in the CEE private equity market, highlighted that prospects for the region are at long last looking up again. In a highly challenging environment over the past year, a few select firms...
Italy launches €1bn fund for SMEs
The Italian government and a group of private investors including Confindustria, the Italian Association of Banks (ABI) and the country’s three main financial institutions –Intesa Sanpaolo, UniCredit and MPS- have launched a €1bn fund to support...
Italy’s solar market heats up
Earlier this week UK-based investor Amplio Group connected two solar PV plants in Italy and plans to connect an additional four by the end of the month – all in all a €13m deal.