Greenwich, Connecticut buyout firm, Littlejohn & Co., has completed its acquisition of the superabrasives business of General Electric.
The Carlyle Group has announced the final close of Carlyle Europe Real Estate Partners following a spate of deal activity in 2003.
A Denver-based energy platform backed by private equity firms, including EnCap Investments, CSFB Private Equity and Liberty Energy Holdings, today announced the completion of a $100m (€78m) add-on acquisition.
The Carlyle Group has raised Y50bn ($470m) for its first Japanese buyout fund, with nearly 60 percent of the fund’s commitments coming from Japanese institutional investors.
The UK private equity house has acquired a portfolio of interests in the education, local authority and healthcare sectors from a group of companies.
Paris-based mid-market private equity firm Activa Capital has achieved a final closing of its latest fund at E162m, surpassing a E150m target.
The UK mid-market buyout firm has secured £153m from eleven investors on route to a £200m target, including a £75m cornerstone investment from former parent Zurich Financial.
The family office has announced plans to commit between E20m and E70m to a range of sector-focused private equity funds over the next three to four years.
Apax leads £15m Nexagent round; DVC, Motorola back UK software provider; Giza leads Cellectivity round; VCs back $15m CoreOptics investment
The pan-European private equity firm has hired three associates to join the newly-launched Paris office, adding to offices in London, Munich and Milan.
The French private equity house has agreed to back a E100m buyout of the French technology components manufacturer, marking the firm’s eighth investment.
The UK-based small and mid-cap private equity investor has added ten new LPs to its investor base after reaching £72m at final close.
The UK private equity firm has made its fourth acquisition of the year, backing a £20m management buyout of the UK-listed company’s UK asset management operations business.
Global Life Science Ventures leads $13m biotech round; VCs back French semiconductor company; UK Web filtering firms lands £7.3m round; DVC leads $8.5m Klotz Digital investment; NBG exits Bulgarian DIY chain;
US firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is to acquire MTU Aero Engines, the group’s aircraft engine maintenance and repair unit, for an undisclosed sum.