Secondary buyouts hit eight-year peak
Pass-the-parcel deals continue to offer GPs a dependable exit route, despite pressure on multiples.
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Constellium sees share price recover
Dutch company trading up after opening below IPO price.
3i looks to buy Barclays infrastructure business
The business has assets under management of £780m.
Nordic Capital vying for Heineken's Finnish assets
Firm facing competition from Orkla, Royal Unibrew and another buyout house.
Majority of LPs to maintain or increase private equity investments
27 per cent of LPs to increase allocations to private equity in 2013.
Connection and Maven sell Atlantic Foods Group
The firms have scored a 1.8x return from the deal.
Eurofiber bulks up with Unet
Doughty Hanson picked up Eurofiber in May last year.
Ratos looks to build on HENT
Firm to stump up NKr310m for the Norwegian construction company.
Bretagne Télécom receives Amundi backing
IP services operator turns over €5m.
Smartwares bolts on Princess
Home appliances business is backed by H2 Equity Partners, NPM Capital and ABN AMRO Participaties.
Mid Europa takes on Poland's largest mountain tourism group
PKL is largest and oldest cable car and ski lift operator in the country.
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Spanish and Italian SMEs are drifting further away from the rest of Europe.
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Private equity is restoring its reputation as the stock markets as the IPO window tilts open again.
NBGI Private Equity
New strategy or not, this firm’s track record should see it thrive.
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Odeon is on the block and Terra Firma needs a big win, but will someone meet the chain’s valuation?
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