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EQT lining up SEK 20bn sale of Securitas Direct
EQT is preparing to sell Swedish burglar alarm company Securitas Direct, according to reports.
AstraZeneca dental unit attracts private equity
Bridgepoint, Civen, PAI Partners, Warburg Pincus as well as producers of orthopedic devices Zimmer Holdings, are among the more than ten bidders for AstraZeneca's Astra Tech.
GED Capital appoints Javier Echarri as managing partner
Spain-based investor GED Capital has appointed Javier Echarri, former head of the European Venture Capital Association (EVCA), as managing partner.
BVK appoints Ulrike Hinrichs as new managing director
The German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association BVK has appointed Ulrike Hinrichs as its new managing director.
Hiperion circles GPS
Spanish turnaround fund manager Hiperion Capital Management is in talks to acquire Ibizan hotel chain Grupo Playa Sol.
Vista Capital and Atitlán Capital in talks with Ribera Salud
Vista Capital and Atitlán Capital are in talks to invest in a Valencia-based provider of health care services Ribera Salud, according to local press reports.
BC Partners appoints Héctor Pérez to head up Spanish operations
BC Partners has hired Bridgepoint's Héctor Pérez to launch a local team to operate in the Spanish domestic market.
AXA PE mulling Skyrock sale
AXA Private Equity is currently weighing its options to divest its 70% stake in French radio station Skyrock.
AFIC to reform governance
The French private equity association AFIC has launched a plan to reform its governance practices, according to French daily Les Echos.
Chairman resigns as Cape Natixis put under special administration
The founder, chairman, and managing partner of Italian private equity firm Cape Natixis has resigned from his role after his firm was put under special administration last week.
Heuking appoints new partner
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek has appointed Dr Peter Schmidt as new partner for its Hamburg office.
Banks take over Relacom from Altor
Altorтs portfolio company Relacom has been taken over by the banks after the investor agreed to sell its shares.
AIB to launch €22m venture fund
Irish bank AIB is about to launch a тЌ22m venture fund as part of its commitments to the government's recapitalisation strategy, according to media reports.
Montefiore recruits new partner
French mid-market firm Montefiore Investment has hired Jean-Marc Espalioux as partner and executive chairman.
Heisse Kursawe Eversheds expands private equity team
Heisse Kursawe Eversheds, the German division of Eversheds International, has appointed Sven Schweneke and Dr Bernd Früchtl as new members of its private equity team, headed by Dr Matthias Heisse.
IGC closes European operation
Swedish investment company Investor AB has restructured its venture capital arm, Investor Growth Capital (IGC).
Private equity funds team up in bid for Polkomtel
In the latest development of the Polkomtel sale, a number of private equity firms have joined forces to make bids for the company, according to reports.
Carlyle looking to float Moncler
Carlyle's portfolio company Moncler has applied for a listing on the Italian Stock Exchange.
Apax appoints Oriol Pinya as chairman
Apax Partners has named Oriol Pinya as chairman of the private equity firm’s Spanish unit.
Clessidra considers Parmalat takeover
Italian private equity firm Clessidra has admitted that it is in early negotiations with the consortium which is putting together a proposal to buy dairy corporation Parmalat.
Clessidra eyes Metroweb buyout
Buyout firm Clessidra is one of several investors in talks to buy Milan-based fibre-optic network operator Metroweb from Stirling Square Capital Partners.
Trilantic and MCH prepare Talgo IPO
Trilantic Capital Partners and MCH Private Equity are preparing to float the Tren Articulado Ligero Goicoechea Oriol (TALGO), a train manufacturer they acquired in 2006.
Enterprise Investors to close €57m XTB deal next week
Enterprise Investors is to close its expansion capital injection into Polish brokerage house X-Trade Brokers next week, unquote” has learned.
Constellation Capital adds new managing partner
Ralf Flore has joined Swiss investor group Constellation Capital as managing partner.