Weil Gotshal & Manges
Latham hires Weil PE partner Benson
Latham & Watkins has made another foray into the UK private equity market with the recruitment of Weil Gotshal & Manges partner Nick Benson.
Graphite Capital hits £475m target in six months
UK mid-market investor Graphite Capital has held a £475m closing for its latest vehicle, GCP VIII. A handful of potential additional commitments could bring the total to more than £500m within the next few weeks.
Two new partners in Weil’s private equity team
Weil Gotshal & Manges’ London private equity team has appointed Samantha McGonigle and Simon Lyell as partners in the firm with effect from 1 January 2013.
AXA PE provides additional €100m to Ceva
AXA Private Equity has injected a further €100m into portfolio company Ceva Santé Animale, a veterinary health company.
Mid Europa buys Alpha Medical from Penta
Mid Europa Partners has wholly acquired laboratory diagnostics provider Alpha Medical from Penta Investments.
AXA PE backs MBO of Arkadin
AXA Private Equity has bought a 45% stake in French collaboration services business Arkadin.
Lion to make 5x money on Weetabix
Lion Capital has sold 60% of UK cereal business Weetabix to Chinese food group Bright Food, in a deal that values the company at £1.2bn.
Sagard buys Stokomani from Advent
Sagard Private Equity has acquired French discount wholesaler Stokomani from Advent International, a transaction valued at €200-210m.
TowerBrook buys Volution off AAC Capital
TowerBrook Capital Partners has acquired UK-based ventilation products specialist Volution Group from AAC Capital - a deal reported to be worth around £160m.
Butler Capital takes over Anovo
Turnaround specialist Butler Capital has been chosen to take over Anovo, a French provider of after-sales support solutions for high-tech products, from administration.
Advent buys part of Oberthur for €1.15bn
Advent International has agreed to acquire the Card Systems and Identity divisions of French secure technologies specialist Oberthur for €1.15bn.
GMT acquires MeetingZone for £38.5m
GMT Communications Partners has teamed up with management to acquire UK-based conference and collaboration service provider MeetingZone for a total consideration of £38.5m.
OMERS acquires V.Ships from Exponent
OMERS Private Equity has acquired V.Group, better known by its brand V.Ships, a third-party manager of vessels in the cargo and leisure sectors, from Exponent Private Equity for an enterprise value of $520m.
Weil poaches Clifford Chance’s fund formation team
Weil Gotshal & Manges has appointed four new partners to create a fund formation group in London.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges bolsters global M&A practice
Law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges has appointed Laurent Faugérolas as a partner in charge of global M&A in the Paris office.