BS Private Equity, the Italian mid-market private equity firm, has completed the seventh and eighth investments from its Italian Private Equity Fund IV (IPEF IV), which closed in July 2003 on €550m.
It’s been a liquid week for KKR – the New York buyout firm has agreed to sell German telecom equipment maker Tenovis to Avaya days after selling down its stake in electronics company Amphenol.
The Wellesley, Massachusetts-based venture capital firm’s new $450m vehicle will look to continue IT investments and expand into China and India.
Bregal Investments, the investment vehicle for the Brenninkmeijer family fortune, has appointed Jan Faber as head of its new London office, on top of two other hires.
The Rhode Island-based buyout group’s fifth fund, which attracted almost $9 billion in potential LP commitments, will continue to invest in media and communications companies.
The San Francisco venture investor’s sixth fund will focus on both high technology and life sciences investments.
A group of executives from CSFB’s private equity arm have set up Diamond Castle Holdings and are seeking to raise between $1bn and $1.5 bn.
The Santa Monica, California firm’s newest fund will focus on long-term, special situations, including turnarounds, restructurings and bankruptcies.
The emerging markets specialist has taken an 80 percent stake in Banque Commerciale du Rwanda in a transaction valued at $6m.
Fortress Investment, the global private investment house, has agreed to take private Greek oil shipping company Stelmar Shipping.
The Toronto firm’s eighth fund is the largest private venture capital fund ever raised in Canada.
Greenpark Capital, the London-based private equity secondaries investor, has completed two hires, including Christophe Nicolas from European buyout heavyweight Permira.
The Menlo Park, California-based IT and life sciences early-stage investor has announced the launch of its ninth fund, which closed in less than two months.
The global early-stage venture capital firm has announced that principals Sonali De Rycker and Martin Gibson have been promoted to partners in the London office.
Following the Metalmark spinout, Gustavo Schwed has joined Providence Equity Partners media investment effort in London.