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GI Partners launches Elystan Capital Advisers
GI Partners has backed the launch of Elystan Capital Advisers, a Munich-based investment firm targeting mortgage backed assets and the mortgage banking sector in the DACH region.
Core Capital leads £4m round for Georgina Goodman
VCT manager Core Capital has led a ТЃ4m financing round for luxury goods retailer Georgina Goodman.
Bidding heats up for Siemens hearing aids unit
Hellman & Friedman, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co and Australian Cochlear Ltd have teamed up in a bid for the hearing aids business being sold by Siemens AG. Other interested bidders are said to include Bain Capital, Cinven, and Permira, with bids due...
HTGF leads investment in crealytics
High-Tech Gründerfonds has led an investment in performance search marketing company crealytics GmbH, with Bayern Kapital and Chancenkapital Biberach also participating.
BaltCap acquires Air Maintenance Estonia
BaltCap has acquired the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul company Air Maintenance Estonia (AME) from Scandinavian Airlines (SAS).
Investec boosts debt advisory team with new hire
Investec Investment Banking and Securities has appointed Paul Bail as director in its debt advisory team.
Investment stalls as economic uncertainty returns
Figures from the just-released unquote" Q4 Private Equity Barometer reveal a stagnation in private equity investment activity as economic optimism wears thin.
EUROPE – €400bn refinancing crisis looms
Global advisory firm AlixPartners has released new figures today that suggest Europeтs private equity community faces a potential crisis in the coming year, in the form of EUR 397bn of debt in need of refinancing .
ICG nears completion of £440m CPA MBO
Mezzanine lender ICG reportedly looks set to complete the £440m management buyout of patent and legal services group CPA Global this Thursday.
EUROPE - Vestar promotes nine
Vestar Capital Partners has made in three promotions across its European offices.
UK - Galileo Capital Management launches in London
Investment management and advisory firm Galileo Capital Management has launched, opening offices in London and Hong Kong.
US - Obama's latest bank proposals could prompt sell-off
The private equity assets of US banks could soon be under threat of a fire sale, following President Obama's announcement that he may prohibit banks from owning or making investments in private equity or hedge funds as part of a major shake-up of regulation...
UK - Inventages Venture Capital invests £4m in Tanfield Foods
Inventages Venture Capital has invested ТЃ4m in food manufacturer The Tanfield Food Company.
UK - Apollo, Cerberus buy stake of Gala's debt
A consortium including Apollo Management and Cerberus Capital Management have reportedly acquired a substantial tranche of Permira-, Cinven- and Candover-backed gaming company Gala Coral's debt, giving the consortium the chance to take control of the...
CZECH/POLAND - ARX backs opthamology bolt-on
CEE GP ARX Equity Partners has backed its Czech portfolio company Lexum Group in its acquisition of Intermedica, a private Polish opthamology chain.
EUROPE - Nordic Mezzanine holds EUR 320m close of third fund
Nordic Mezzanine has held a final close of Nordic Mezzanine Fund III on EUR 320m, an increase in fund size of 30% compared to its predecessor.
Scope becomes majority owner in Wright Trafikkskole
Swedish growth investor Scope has taken a 65% stake in driving school Wright Trafikkskole.