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Deals

The US buyout specialist has closed on $1.6bn, having scaled back its latest buyout fund.
The US buyout firm has agreed to buy the European distribution operation of the French telecommunications giant Alcatel.
The private equity firm is seeking investors for a second fund aimed at the global energy market.
Oversubscribed by $600m, the fund will be investing in North American and European real estate.
The Dubai-based Rasmala Buyout Fund is acquiring Aramex International, a courier business servicing the Middle East and India, in a $61m deal.
Fundraising in 2001 proved difficult for Wilton Asset Management, whose private equity fund fell $60m short of its original target.
The US private equity firm has invested in the French speciality chemicals operation of Goodyear, the tyre manufacturer.
The London-based private equity firm has invested alongside Deutsche Bank in Hotel Arts.
The ยฃ84m deal makes it 47 realisations in 18 months for the firm, and over $1bn returned to investors.
The global fund is looking to commit $800m of its resources to opportunities in Europe.
Axa Private Equity's new secondaries fund is $130m oversubscribed, as investor demand for the product remains strong.
The firm has taken a ยฃ5m investment from the Scottish Widows Investment Partnership.
When Chesire-based incubator Facilities Corporate Management (FCM) floats next year, the first thing it will do is strengthen its management team.
Swedish broadband infrastructure company takes E641,000 funding; UK fund management firm secures ยฃ1.6m funding.
The $400m fund will be invested in communications and Internet infrastructure companies operating in Europe, the US and Israel.
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