Proof of a still burgeoning secondaries market comes with Greenpark Capital’s announcement of the final close of its €350m second fund.
The Swedish private equity firm has announced the first and final close of its third mid-market fund dedicated to the Nordic region.
The European private equity firm has acquired a 46 percent stake in a Dutch mail-order pharmacy company from 3i and other shareholders.
The San Francisco-based mid-market buyout shop closes its largest fund yet, which will focus on life sciences, business services and industrial technologies.
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.
San Jose, California venture debt lender Western Technology Investment has launched its 11th fund, with the vehicle’s lower size echoing the state of the venture equity markets.
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.