Azelis, CABB, Countrywide, Dockwise, General Healthcare Group, Gerflor, Grandi Navi Veloci, Guaber Household, HC Starck, Johnson Matthey, KION, Lil-Lets, Oxo Group, PagesJaunes, Regency Entertainment, Telepizza, Thames Water, TNT Logistics, Tragus, United Biscuits, Unither, VNU Business MediaRefinancings: Dinosol, La Seda de Barcelona, Pfleiderer
The €4bn Nordic-based, mid-market private equity firm Industri Kapital sold Gardena to Husqvarna for €730m. Husqvarna, the world’s largest producer of chainsaws, lawn mowers and other petrol-powered garden equipment will buy 100% of the shares in Gardena, an Ulm, Germany-based garden tools manufacturer from Industri Kapital.
Platina Finance, a London and Paris headquartered private equity house, has raised €56m for Mistral Wind Farms I (MWF I), and €30m for Mistral Energy II (ME II).
British Smaller Companies VCT, a listed vehicle dedicated to investing in UK small and medium enterprises, is to raise up to £15.375m in a new placing.
August Equity sells Securistyle Holdings
HBOS sells Town Centre Restaurants
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System plans to commit about $6 billion to some 15 funds this year and, while re-ups may be the order of the day, the pension fund also has an interest in infrastructure funds, emerging managers, Asian funds and clean energy funds. The pension fund may also look into the possibility […]
Start-up Mansbridge Capital Management has set out to round up $100 million for a debut fund of funds earmarked for smaller buyout partnerships of no more than $1 billion in size. It has secured $30 million so far. “History has shown that the smaller buyouts have consistently outperformed the larger buyouts,” said Lance Mansbridge, one […]
The Washington State Investment Board yesterday gave preliminary approval for a $500 million commitment to KKR’s first fund focused exclusively on Asian buyouts. WSIB has committed $4.1 billion to KKR since 1982, producing $6.2 billion in realized proceeds and $4.4 billion in profits. The overall relationship’s IRR is 20.2 percent.