Having missed out on South Staffordshire Water, the investment firm run by Guy Hands has agreed to acquire publicly listed East Surrey Holdings for £453m.
The Swiss fund of funds manager is currently talking to potential investors about a new vehicle that will target primarily direct investments in India.
The Boston-based private equity firm will recap the media entertainment company in a transaction valued at $175 million, as rumors swirl about a possible counter-bid on UK entertainment firm HIT.
The Capital Trust Group has launched a new vehicle dedicated to the Middle East and North Africa region with backing from the European Investment Bank.
Sanjay Patel has joined Goldman Sachs’ private equity division from GSC Partners to work alongside Hughes Lepic.
The publicly traded investment banking firm has announced a first close on $558 million for its second private equity fund, with $135 million coming from the firm’s managing directors and professionals.
Having tapped both equity and fixed interest investors, the Helsinki-based private equity firm has announced the final close of its latest mezzanine fund.
Advent International has held a final close of its latest fund dedicated to Central and Eastern Europe on €330m, ahead of its original target.
The emerging markets private equity investor will sell its 9.3% stake in Celtel as part of the trade sale to Kuwaiti mobile communications company MTC.
The $300m GCC Energy Fund has been launched by Standard Bank, Gulf International Bank and Emirates National Oil Company.
Carlyle Group, the Washington DC-based global buyout firm, has raised $7.85bn and $2.2bn respectively for its latest US and European buyout funds.
EQT and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have made a €3bn cash bid for Danish facility services company ISS.
The £552m buyout of Partnerships in Care puts Cinven back in control of the company it last owned in 2000 as part of the General Healthcare Group.
Three years after finding $400m for its first fund, the healthcare specialist has raised a fresh pool of capital.
The insurance giant’s Global Investment Group has agreed to buy the private equity assets of Dresdner Bank’s Institutional Restructuring Unit, which has approximately €1.1bn worth of interests in about 150 funds.