Robert Venes
The private equity and real estate divisions of Moscow-based Alfa Capital Partners have been strengthened with two new appointments and two promotions.
Frankfurt-based venture capital investor Triangle Venture Capital has sold 65 percent of each of the eight companies in its portfolio to an unnamed secondaries buyer.
Schroders and SVG Advisers have closed their third fund of funds vehicle on €422m, almost 50% larger than its predecessor vehicle.
The ratings agency says that there are clear signs that the current scramble for assets is undermining credit discipline in the European leveraged finance market.
The global private equity firm has made its second commitment as a limited partner this year, investing $15m in Dubai-based Ithmar Capital’s second fund.
UK turnaround specialist Rutland Partners has sold power station owner Carron Energy to a Deutsche Bank-backed company for £125m.
The Nordic-focused private equity firm has closed its fifth fund on €175 million, more than twice the size of its previous vehicle.
A consortium including Apax Partners and a South African private hospitals operator has agreed to acquire UK private healthcare business General Healthcare Group.
Analyst Ben Holmes has been promoted to principal at technology-focused European venture capital investor Index Ventures.
The UK middle-market firm has partnered with German private equity house HSH N Kapital to acquire a German supplier of air conditioning and heating systems to buses.