- UK - Bank of Scotland Corporate backs APA Parafricta
- BELGIUM - KBC Arkiv invests EUR 500,000 in Dilhome
- GERMANY/SWITZERLAND – Paine-backed Stabilus acquires LinRot
- SPAIN - Cortefiel circled by distressed funds
- GERMANY – DPE acquires iloxx AG
- UK - Endless acquires Crown Paints
- SWEDEN - Segulah completes SEK 1.6bn take-private of Gunnebo
- GLOBAL - Carlyle’s Louis Gerstner to retire
- UK - Bridgepoint appoints general counsel
- GERMANY – Consortium invests EUR 750k in YOUNECT GmbH
- SWITZERLAND – Permira-backed Dreamliner sells Jet Aviation for CHF 2.45bn
- GERMANY - Wellington and 3i lead EUR 4.5m EnOcean investment
- GERMANY - Köglmayr resigns as MD of Leonardo Venture Capital
- DENMARK - Vækstfonden et al inject DKK 6m in i-protect
- SPAIN - 3i acquires Mémora in EUR 330m deal
UK - Bank of Scotland Corporate backs APA Parafricta 20 August 2008
Bank of Scotland Corporate's Growth Capital team has invested £115,000 into APA Parafricta Ltd, a developer of low-friction products for the medical sector, as part of a £230,000 funding round.
UK - Endless acquires Crown Paints 20 August 2008
Turnaround specialist Endless has announced the acquisition of paint producer Crown Paints from Dutch company AkzoNobel in a management buyout reported to be worth in the region of £70m.
GLOBAL - Carlyle's Louis Gerstner to retire 20 August 2008
Carlyle Group chairman Louis Gerstner has announced his intention to step down from his post next month after five and a half years at the job.
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Tough at the top
14 July 2008
The prevailing opinion in the private equity market today is that it's not a good time to be a large buyout fund manager. With a 'sweet spot' a long way up the value chain, finding... [more]
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