27 Jun 2007
Insight Venture Partners closes sixth fund at USD1.25bn
Insight Venture Partners has announced the closing of Insight Venture Partners VI, a USD1.25bn private equity fund which like its…
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BlackRock to acquire USD1.7bn fund of funds business from Quellos Group
US asset manager BlackRock, which earlier this month announced plans to invest in alternative managers, has agreed to acquire the fund of…
26 Jun 2007
Darby Converging Europe Mezzanine Fund invests in Vienna river transport firm
Darby Overseas Investments, the private equity arm of Franklin Templeton Investments, has committed EUR20m on behalf of the Darby…
Mid Europa Partners and France Telecom to acquire Austrian mobile operator One
Mid Europa Partners and France Telecom have agreed to acquire 100 per cent of Austrian mobile operator One from its existing shareholders…
25 Jun 2007
Standard Life funds of funds raise more than GBP760m
European Strategic Partners 2006, the latest private equity fund of funds raised by Standard Life Investments, has had its final closing…
Niam recruits chief investment officer from Skanska
Niam, a Swedish-based private equity firm specialising in property, has recruited Fredrik Jonsson from Skanska Commercial Development…
22 Jun 2007
Blackstone Group prices USD4.13bn IPO as clouds gather over private equity tax
Leading private equity firm the Blackstone Group is set to raise more than USD4bn from its initial public offering, the sixth largest in US…
Madison Dearborn Partners lead private equity acquisition of Nuveen Investments
Nuveen Investments, a provider of investment services to institutional and high-net-worth investors, has agreed to a USD6.3bn all-cash…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Beleaguered Bear Stearns funds face uncertain future
The future of two credit funds run by Bear Stearns remains murky following the reported seizure of USD800m of assets to auction off by…
21 Jun 2007
Gulf private equity industry set to soar, says report
The Gulf's private equity market remains underdeveloped, but is set to blossom following a surge in fundraising in the region and a likely…
Bain Capital, Carlyle and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice to acquire USD10.3bn Home Depot unit
Bain Capital Partners, Carlyle Group and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice have agreed to acquire Home Depot's wholesale distribution business,…
20 Jun 2007
DE Shaw expands distressed private equity investment team
Alternative investment management group DE Shaw has announced an expansion of its private equity activities with the recruitment of David…
Blackstone appoints head of public market activities
The Blackstone Group has appointed Joan Solotar as a senior managing director and head of public market activities in preparation for the…
Quadrangle Capital Partners and Kent Brownridge to acquire Dennis Publishing
Quadrangle Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on the media and communications industries, has agreed to acquire Dennis…
Kensington Investment Group to launches the first global infrastructure fund in US
Kensington Investment Group has announced the launch on June 29 of the Kensington Global Infrastructure Fund to its family of funds, set to…
