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Rutland earns 3.3x on Attends exit

Turnaround and restructuring specialist Rutland Partners has sold Attends Healthcare Group to Domtar Corporation in a €180m deal, generating a 3.3 times return.

26 January 2012 in Mid Market

Turkish private equity: look east

Turkey may be awash with investor interest, but Istanbul and its immediate surroundings are not where the real promise lies, says Mediterra Capital Management managing partner Murat Erkurt.

27 January 2012 in Mid Market

Watters steps down from Ares

Gordon Watters has stepped down as managing director of Ares Capital Europe, the mid-market alternative debt fund manager that has had runaway success with the unitranche model.

26 January 2012 in Mid Market

Shake-up at Ratos

Ratos's board of directors has appointed Susanna Campbell, currently investment director, as the new chief executive.

26 January 2012 in Mid Market

Hawksford continues roll-up

Hawksford, a trust and family office administrator backed by UK mid-market private equity firm Dunedin, has bought Trustcorp Jersey and in doing so become the largest independent player in Jersey.

26 January 2012 in Mid Market

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Editor's Comment

Beware jobs comforter

Private equity is about building better businesses, not job creation

24 January 2012

Out with the old...

For every struggling established firm there are a host of newcomers ready to make their mark in 2012

11 January 2012

The dividend recap trap

Dividend recaps in the dock: a legitimate risk mitigator for LPs or a dangerous misalignment of interest?

14 December 2011

Alternative lending

A vibrant alternative debt culture is vital to private equity’s future

30 November 2011

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