Isobel Markham
Isobel Markham is Editor of Private Equity International, overseeing the editorial content of the monthly magazine and contributing news and analysis for PrivateEquityInternational.com. Based in New York, Isobel works closely with private equity-focused colleagues across PEI Media’s offices in New York, London and Hong Kong. She is a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
This is the seventh deal from IK’s Fund VII, which closed last December just under €1.4bn
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The Polish firm sold 20% of Skarbiec through an IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, retaining a 75% stake
The Lagos-based firm is understood to be on track to hit its $125m target by the end of the year
The Swedish firm ditched IPO plans in favour of a trade sale to Nordic retail giant ICA Gruppen
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Following the sale, the Electra portfolio company will have six remaining businesses
Shares in the LDC-backed company shot up as trading began Friday
The fund has reached its hard-cap in less than six months
The firm invested $160m from its balance sheet, taking a majority stake in the rubber components maker
The Bahraini firm has acquired family-owned Dainese in a deal valuing the company at €130m
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The firm’s small-cap arm has acquired a stake in online payments services provider Trustly