- UK - Sovereign hits first close for £350m fund
- ITALY - Apax and Cinven interested in Kedrion
- FRANCE - Delta Partners invested EUR 2.75m in SpineGuard
- UK - Inflexion completes HKI exit
- UK - Edwards Angell launches PE practice in London
- FRANCE/ITALY - 21 Centrale Partners strengthens team
- GERMANY - Oaktree and DIC team up for Almatis
- FRANCE/GERMANY - Gores-backed Sagen buys Gigaset assets
- SPAIN - Debaeque invests EUR 2.75m into Apesoft
- US/Hungary – VCs float LogMeIn at $342m cap
- EUROPE - EVCA placement code highlights need for transparency
- SWEDEN - Bank takes over ex-Nordic Capital owned Plastal units
- GERMANY - Target Partners hires associate
- UK - ICG launches £351m capital raising
- SPAIN - Adara and Neotec back AlienVault
GERMANY - Oaktree and DIC team up for Almatis 3 July 2009
According to reports, US loan-to-own investor Oaktree Capital has joined forces with Dubai International Capital (DIC) in a bid to acquire a majority interest in alumina maker Almatis, a portfolio company of DIC that is currently undergoing a debt restructuring.
FRANCE/GERMANY - Gores-backed Sagen buys Gigaset assets 3 July 2009
Sagem Communications, backed by US investor Gores Group, has acquired the broadband and WiMAX business of Gigaset Communications GmbH, a subsidiary of industrial holding Arques AG and Siemens AG.
EUROPE - EVCA placement code highlights need for transparency 2 July 2009
In response to the ongoing reverberations relating to the New York kickback scandal the EVCA has published a draft code of conduct for placement agents, which highlights the need for greater transparency within the sector.
Editors Letter
Watching your back
15 June 2009
Every major corporate crisis seems to spark rumours of private equity big guns circling the floundering target. Recently, parts of the crumbling Merckle empire were said to be being examined by various players, while Opel,... [more]
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Q&A - Before the thaw
Stuart Hewer, new head of leveraged finance for Germany at RBS, admits that his pipeline is sluggish. But the worst of it is over and that a recovery should be expected in early 2009. Mareen Goebel reports
Silver Lining
When debt was cheap and abundant, ever larger deals were possible as there seemed no limit to what the industry could do. Now, however, many private equity houses are forced to adapt to a new paradigm - but there are also those to whom the new environment presents opportunities
On the fast track east
Austria has lagged behind its DACH neighbours in terms of activity. However, its slow-but-steady approach has seen it weather the recent market blip - and now it has cast its eyes east
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