Bullish on the prospects for the German-speaking market, Candover has hired Kurt Kinzius, a former Mannesmann board member, to develop the brand from a new base in Düsseldorf.
Edinburgh-based Albany Ventures has received commitments from Scottish Widows, BoS, Alliance Trusts and Martin Currie en route to a £40m final closing.
Star Capital Partners’ low-risk capital outsourcing fund and its co-investing limited partners are targeting transactions worth several billion Euros.
Sigma Technology Group’s VC fund has held a first closing following commitments from BoS and Scottish Widows.
Quester’s latest fund, the Quester Venture Partnership, has raised E115m at first closing.
Who is shaping the industry? The question is important, because private equity, despite its becoming a more mainstream, institutionalised asset class, fundamentally remains a people's business. Private Equity International picks the people who make all the difference in European private equity.
IP2IPO Group has agreed a £5m link-up with the University of Southampton to invest in spin-out companies.
Darby Overseas Investments has acquired Prudential Financial’s $246m Asian mezzanine fund.
Primary Capital has closed its second UK and European buyout fund at £100m.
The French firm has completed the fundraising for its mid-market Perfectis I fund.
Turkven, an affiliate of Advent International, has closed on $41m and will invest in Turkish growth opportunities alongside Advent’s Central and Eastern European team.
Opto Speed has secured a second round of funding worth E20m to support the company’s global expansion.
NewMedia SPARK invests in Kobalt; Carlyle leads $10m third round investment in Apama
Close Brothers Private Equity has announced the closure of its latest UK mid-market investment fund at £202m.
The Carlyle Group has appointed Wolfgang Hanrieder, of Star Ventures, new managing director for its European venture capital fund.