Following a string of successful deals in the Spanish market, Advent International has set up a team in Madrid, led by the former Spanish Dresdner Kleinwort Capital team. Jaime Carvajal Urquijo will be chairm an of the new office, Juan Diaz-Laviada is managing partner and Luis Camilleri is a partner. Advent has been investing in […]
Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever is allocating EURO170 million to a corporate venturing initiative. With three different funds, the group aims to build business opportunities close to its core interests in foods, home and personal care. For the largest of its three ventures, Unilever has taken the position as sponsor and lead investor committing EURO100 […]
Austrian private equity firm Go Equity has reached a final close of EURO54 million on Go Equity II. As with many funds finding it tough to raise capital at the moment, the firm decided to reduce its original target volume of EURO100 million. The closing culminates a fund raising process that began last year and […]
Clifford Chance Punder is one of Germany’s leading law firms and is a constituent part of Clifford Chance, the world’s first integrated global law firm. Clifford Chance is a multi-jurisdictional international law firm providing a full range of legal services for all aspects of business and finance with 3,700 legal advisers worldwide. Clifford Chance Punder […]
The German market has seen many changes since January 2000 – not only the collapse in stock markets, but also substantial changes in the legal and tax background against which deals are done. In 2002 this included, for example, an overhaul of German civil law and the new takeover regime introduced by the Securities Acquisition […]
Lecta is in the market with a EURO1.066 billion recap and increase of its EURO925 million LBO facility of April this year, via mandated lead arranger Deutsche Bank. Banks are being asked to agree to an amendment so the company can increase its drawn debt and permit sponsors CVC Capital Partners to take some equity […]
Permira (formerly Schroder Ventures Europe) has appointed Philippe Robert as a partner and as head of Permira’s Paris office where he will be responsible for the development of the firm’s activities in France. The Permira team in Paris comprises seven professionals, including two partners. Robert’s appointment, following that of Robert Van Goethem as a partner […]
Candover, a European buyout specialist, has appointed Alejandro von der Pahlen as an advisor with a brief to originate and transact deals in Spain and Portugal. He will work alongside Gerard Conway, who will continue to work out of the London office. Concentrating on Spain and Portugal, von der Pahlen spent more than 20 years […]
Clifford Chance Punder is one of Germany’s leading law firms and is a constituent part of Clifford Chance, the world’s first integrated global law firm. Clifford Chance is a multi-jurisdictional international law firm providing a full range of legal services for all aspects of business and finance with 3,700 legal advisers worldwide. Clifford Chance Punder […]
Apax Partners is one of the world’s leading private equity investment groups. Founded in 1972 in the US and in Europe, Apax Partners operates across Europe, Israel, the US and Japan. The German office, based in Munich, opened in 1990. The group today employs 180 investment professionals worldwide with over 100 of those professionals operating […]