Nordic Buyout Firm Segulah has hired a partner who specialises in deal generation and management.
Battery Ventures has hired away two tech industry professionals, VeriSign’s Matt Niehaus and Google’s Satya Patel.
Bridgepoint fended off several bidders to secure the purchase of Leeds Bradford International Airport
CapMan has closed its fourth life science fund, as money continues to pour into the sector following a record breaking first quarter.
Demand for Equita Fonds 3, the Quandt group’s latest German mid-market fund, has almost doubled its firepower to €400m when co-investment commitments are included.
Investment bank Challenger Capital Group has merged with Foxbridge Partners, a middle market private equity firm established last year.
According to the PEI 50, a new league table from Private Equity International magazine, as many of the largest 50 firms in the world are based in London as in New York.
The PEI 50, a new ranking from Private Equity International magazine, reveals The Carlyle Group has the largest private equity direct-investment programme in the world, having raised $32.5 billion in the last five years.
London-based buyout firm Kelso Place Asset Management has bought UK sub-prime mortgage lender TML Financial Solutions, a subsidiary of Kensington Group, for an undisclosed sum.
The Carlyle Group is in talks over the sale of Groupe Genoyer to CDC Capital Investissement, after around nine years invested in the company, marking another sale in the busy oil and gas sector.
Energy-focused Natural Gas Partners is set to acquire the power production and development businesses of MDU Resources Group for $636 million.
Oak Hill Capital has placed a $1.4 billion order for six Boeing 777 freight planes, which the Robert Bass-led firm will then lease. The planes will add to the firm’s existing portfolio of 25 passenger aircraft.
21 Centrale Partners has led the purchase of Sud Robinetterie, a French valve manufacturer for the oil and gas industry.
UK-listed private equity group 3i has sold Smart & Cook to Axa for £140 million, generating a return of over three times its investment.
Vector Capital has bought Tripos Discovery Informatics, a software company known for its “maniacal dedication” to science, for $26 million.