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Private equity-backed Italian betting shop gambles on rival takeoverOpen in a New Window

Italy's thriving gambling market could soon see consolidation after Sisal, a betting shop owned by UK private equity firms Permira and Apax Partners, offered a takeover bid for rival Snai.

 

Axcel tries on partial Pandora exit through €78m IPOOpen in a New Window

Danish private equity firm Axcel is planning to achieve a partial exit of jewellery chain Pandora through an IPO, according to reports.

 

China opens up private equity investment to insurersOpen in a New Window

In the latest move opening the country up to private equity, China is to allow its insurers to broaden their investment channels into the asset class, according to Reuters.

 

Dunedin to sell waste recycler OSSOpen in a New Window

UK mid-market private equity firm Dunedin is to sell OSS, a UK-based recycler of waste lubricating and fuel oils that are reprocessed for use in power plants, according to reports

 

Former Apax head commits to TowerBrook-backed SME lenderOpen in a New Window

The former chairman of UK private equity firm Apax Partners has backed Haymarket Financial (HayFin), a new Towerbrook Capital-backed lender seeking to finance credit-constrained SMEs in the UK and Europe.

 

AXA PE makes JIT Solaire investmentOpen in a New Window

French firm AXA Private Equity has made a €3m investment into France-based photovoltaic solar energy company JIT Solaire.

 

Warburg Pincus invests $125m in broker-dealer start-upOpen in a New Window

US private equity firm Warburg Pincus has invested $125m in Cortview Capital Securities, a new broker-deal firm, according to Bloomberg.

 

European private equity firms return to fundraisingOpen in a New Window

Several of Europe’s private equity firms are to brave constricted financial markets to begin fundraising, according to reports.

 

Verdane Capital closes €160m secondaries and growth fundOpen in a New Window

Swedish private equity firm Verdane Capital has closed its seventh fund on SKR1.5bn (€161.2m) to target secondaries and growth company investments in the Nordic region.

 

Private equity firms dial in Polkomtel bidsOpen in a New Window

Many of the world’s leading private equity firms are lining up to bid for Polish mobile phone company Polkomtel, according to the Financial Times.

 

Bob Geldof partners with ex-Doughty Hanson exec for $1bn Africa PE fundOpen in a New Window

Musician and activist Bob Geldof is to launch a $1bn Africa-focused private equity fund, according reports.

 

Canaan Partners picks up India microfinance stake from Aavishkaar GoodwellOpen in a New Window

Global venture capital firm Canaan Partners has picked up a stake in Indian microfinance company Equitas Microfinance from specialist venture firm Aavishkaar Goodwell.

 

Actis makes first Brazil investment in supermarket company CSDOpen in a New Window

Emerging markets private equity investor Actis has made its first Brazilian investment, in supermarket operator Companhia Sulamericana de Distribuição (CSD).

 

Warburg Pincus, Blackstone mull $5bn Kosmos Energy IPOOpen in a New Window

US private equity giants Blackstone and Warburg Pincus are considering taking oil firm Kosmos Energy public, according to reports.

 

Silverfleet puts Sterigenics up for saleOpen in a New Window

Mid-market private equity investor Silverfleet Capital is to auction US medical device sterilisation company Sterigenics, according to reports.

 

GSC files for chapter 11Open in a New Window

Asset management firm GSC Group has filed for bankruptcy, and is to sell off all of its assets.

 

Clayton Dubilier & Rice pick up 42 per cent Univar stake from CVCOpen in a New Window

US buy-out house Clayton Dubilier & Rice has picked up a 42.5 per cent stake in chemicals distributor from European firm CVC, in a deal valuing the company at $4.2bn.

 

TPG, Bain, Goldman exit Burger King as 3G pays $4bnOpen in a New Window

Private equity firms TPG, Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have sold their 31 per cent stake in Burger King as the global hamburger chain is picked up by investment firm 3G Capital.

 

European VC firm Prime Technology Ventures sells Nedstat stake to comScoreOpen in a New Window

European venture capital firm Prime Technology Ventures has sold its stake in web analytics and video measurement tool developer Nedstat to internet audience measurement services company comScore.

 

Crédit Agricole PE acquires Exclusive NetworksOpen in a New Window

The private equity arm of French retail banking group Crédit Agricole has acquired a 69 per cent stake in Exclusive Networks, a distributor of business-to-business IT security software.
 
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