10 May 2007
EX-PCG private equity execs form Leucadia Capital Partners
Three senior private equity executives, previously with Pacific Corporate Group (PCG), have formed a new firm, Leucadia Capital Partners…
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Vanhoutte to be acquired and taken private by Littlejohn & Co
Following a strategic review process initiated in October 2006 and announced on January 12, 2007 coffee company Van Houtte Inc.Following a…
Chicago's financial organisations discuss MidWest hedge fund industry
The Association for Corporate Growth Chicago (ACG Chicago) and the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association, in…
09 May 2007
Goldman Sachs closes GS Capital Partners VI
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has closed GS Capital Partners VI with USD 20 billion in committed capital, USD…
European Capital opens Frankfurt office
European Capital Financial Services Limited has opened a Frankfurt office which will concentrate on mezzanine investments.European Capital…
Candover acquires leading global player in fall protection market
Candover, the European buyout specialist, has signed an agreement to acquire Capital Safety Group for an enterprise value of EUR 415m (USD…
Bridgepoint acquires Leeds Bradford International Airport
Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBIA) has been sold to European private equity firm Bridgepoint in a transaction totalling GBP 145.5…
Accent Equity acquires stake in Scandic Hotels
The two investment funds Accent Equity 2003 and EQT V will become part-owners of Scandic Hotels AB when the acquisition of the hotel chain…
08 May 2007
New private equity partner at Dundas & Wilson
UK law firm Dundas & Wilson has promoted private equity specialist Nadim Meer to partner. Meer is a corporate lawyer who also advises…
Kharbanda joins Baird Private Equity
Mohan Kharbanda has joined Baird Venture Partners' (BVP) Business Services team as an Executive-In-Residence and will serve as a member of…
EC clears acquisition of CBR by funds managed by EQT
The European Commission has cleared EQT V Fund's proposed acquisition of women's clothing designer CBR Group from funds managed by Apax…
04 May 2007
BSPEL share issue raises over USD 300 million
Bear Stearns Private Equity Limited (BSPEL), a London-listed closed end fund, has raised over USD 300 million with its latest share issue.…
New SEIU Report: US Buyout industry should ensure workers, nation share in the economic opportunities created by private equity
Workers, communities, and the nation as a whole should share in the economic opportunities being created by the booming private equity…
03 May 2007
SGAM AI announces the final closing of SGAM Private Value Fund
SGAM Alternative Investments (SGAM AI) has announced the second and final closing of SGAM Private Value Fund, a private equity fund of…
Quadrant Closes USD 500 million private equity fund
Quadrant Private Equity has closed a USD 500 million Private Equity Fund (QPE No.2) with investors being wholesale domestic superannuation…
