Apollo Management, Soros Private Equity Partners and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have invested $350m to take a majority stake in Cablecom, the Swiss cable television company.
Recovery in the UK private equity market could be threatened by Government policy, according to the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) chairman.
Apax leads £25m series C round; Quester launches top-up for VCT5; Nordic funds back T-cellic B-round; Atlas, Gilde back merger with $7.5m investment;
The oversubscribed fundraising for the French venture capital firm includes commitments from HarbourVest, Access Capital Partners and the European Investment Fund.
Risk capital provider CDC Capital Partners has appointed Zimbabwe’s former industry minister Nkosana Moyo as its new head of Africa.
The firm has received backing from 15 institutions at the final close of its oil & gas focused fund, including a E25m commitment from Société Générale Asset Management.
Henderson Private Capital, the private equity arm of Henderson Global Investors, has appointed Guy Pigache to its European infrastructure team.
Intermediate Capital Group has closed its Eurocredit CDO III fund on E250m, despite what it described as ‘very tough’ fundraising conditions.
Sovereign backs funeral buyout; Scottish Equity Partners leads BioVex round; Accent takes Cefar stake; Atlas leads Arrow Therapeutics financing; ING, Capricorn back TiGenix; Matrix leads Recite investment; Benchmark Capital funds Yoox; Apax backs $11m Iris round;
Terms in the partnership agreement governing Permira’s E5.1bn Europe III fund reflect private equity investors’ requirements to publicly disclose details of their participation in the asset class.
The Israeli venture capital firm has secured commitments from HarbourVest Partners and the Illinois Teachers Retirement System for its fourth fund.
The Irish bank has held a final close of its third collateralised debt obligation fund on E407m, increasing the total third party capital to invest in leveraged loans to E1.2bn.
US-based Baker Capital has teamed with Nordic Capital to acquire Vivendi Universal’s Nordic pay television provider Canal+ Television.
The US investment bank has closed its GS Mezzanine Partners III fund on $2.7bn, making it the largest mezzanine fund ever raised.
Slovenia-based broker Poteza is hoping to raise E75m to invest in the South East European states of Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia & Montenegro and Bosnia & Herzegovina.