21 May 2007
JPMorgan launches private equity fund services in UK
JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services has launched the JPMorgan Private Equity Fund Services business in the UK to expand the business…
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KKR Private Equity Investors commits USD 450m to Alliance Boots deal
KKR Private Equity Investors, L.P. has committed to a GBP 150 million (approximately USD 300 million) co-investment in the acquisition of…
New industries drawing VC attention in mainland China
Venture capital investment in Mainland China in the first quarter of 2007 showed increased signs that it is diversifying beyond the…
USD 240 million first closing of Penfund Capital Fund III
Toronto-based Penfund, an independent investment company specializing in providing capital to middle market companies, has announced the…
18 May 2007
Private equity helps boost UK pension fund returns
Returns from UK private equity funds have significantly outperformed the stock market over three, five and ten years according to the 2006…
Dundas & Wilson advises on kitchen retailer MBO
Private equity specialists at UK legal firm Dundas & Wilson have advised YFM Private Equity and the management team of luxury kitchen…
Electra announces the sale of Capital Safety Group for USD 565m
Electra Private Equity PLC has entered into a conditional agreement for the sale of its interest in Capital Safety Group (CSG) in a USD…
Apax Partners and OMERS Capital Partners to acquire Thomson Learning Higher Education assets for USD 7.75 billion
Apax Partners (Apax) and OMERS Capital Partners (OMERS) are to acquire the higher education, careers and library reference assets of…
17 May 2007
DIFC takes strategic stake in Deutsche Bank
DIFC Investments, the investment arm of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), it has acquired a 2.2% stake in Deutsche Bank,…
ISIS completes CableCom buyout
ISIS Equity Partners, investing funds from the Baronsmead VCTs, has completed the GBP 11.5m management buyout of CableCom. Based in…
Equity Fund Services launches US operation
Equity Trust Group, the provider of trust, fiduciary and fund administration services, has launched a US office for subsidiary EQUITY Fund…
USIS to be acquired by Providence Equity Partners
Providence Equity Partners Inc. has agreed to acquire USIS from Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) and The Carlyle Group for…
Private equity partner joins Latham & Watkins in Munich
Volkmar Bruckner is joining Latham & Watkins LLP's Munich office as a partner in the Corporate Department. Bruckner's practice focuses…
16 May 2007
Addleshaw Goddard expands private equity group
Addleshaw Goddard has further expanded its City-based Private Equity team with the appointment of Dee Sian as a Partner. She will be…
Architecture practice restructures and broadens shareholder base
Foster + Partners, the global architecture and design practice, has unveiled plans to grow the practice and continue its world-wide…
