Citi Alternative Investments has completed its acquisition of Old Lane Partners, a $4.5 billion hedge and private equity fund manager launched last year by Morgan Stanley alumni.
Hermes Private Equity has secured a £300m commitment for a new direct private equity fund from the BT Pension Scheme.
US bank Morgan Stanley has appointed Graham Keniston-Cooper European private equity head, as the buyout firm veteran returns a year after Lazard pulled the plug on his private equity unit.
Litorina Kapital has bought Securia Systems, a personal insurance and protection company that has enjoyed 90 percent sales growth over the last two years.
The orthopedics- and dental-focused private equity firm has closed its second fund on $420 million – more than double the size of its debut vehicle.
Global Infrastructure Partners has bought a 25 percent stake in Indian port facility Chennai Container Terminal from three Indian companies, in one of its first emerging markets investments.
The Quebec pension giant is paying a 20 percent premium for Legacy Hotels, Canada’s largest hospitality REIT.
US firm Summit Partners has invested in Nomacorc, a manufacturer in the growing synthetic wine closure market.
Actis has bought a majority stake in Sinai Marble in the same month as the Abraaj-led consortium carried out a record deal in Egypt. The smaller deal, in partnership with a family run business, is far more representative of deals in the region.
Dubai World, the investment firm of the Dubai government, is reportedly looking to increase its real estate portfolio in the US and Asia.
Media group Sud-Ouest has bought free magazine group H3S from Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners as the buyout firm registers its third exit to date.
A consortium of three companies has bought biofuel combustion plant supplier KMW Energi, as buyout firms look to invest in the growing biofuel sector.
Philadelphia-based private equity real estate firm BPG has raised $850m to invest in US real estate.
The ownership of the New York-based middle-market firm has transitioned from its founders to three senior managing directors, in connection with the formation of the firm’s fifth fund.
Media-focused Quadrangle has agreed to purchase Dennis Publishing’s US arm, which includes the young men’s’ magazines Maxim, Stuff and Blender. The price tag is an estimated $250 million.