Robert Venes
The Sydney-headquartered private equity firm has bought the third-largest security services business in Australia and New Zealand.
The Southern European buyout firm has taken a majority stake in Spain’s INAER.
The UK’s Ministry of Defence has given the go-ahead for a planned February flotation of the Carlyle-backed defence research laboratory.
In what it described as a tough fundraising environment, the Amsterdam and Munich-based VC has added CSFB as an investor and is closing in on a €125 million target.
The Zurich-based private equity firm has strengthened its management team as it nears a final close on its third fund of funds.
The executive search company has set up a new division based in London and dedicated to financial sponsor and private equity clients.
The Wendel Investissement and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts-owned electrical retailer is expected to carry out one of France’s largest flotations of recent times.
Latest figures from data provider Dealogic have confirmed the enormous amount of liquidity in the debt markets that was available for private equity deals in 2005.
The UK venture capital firm has hired Sergio Levi to specialise in semiconductor and electronics investments.
Agreement has been reached between vendor LBO France and Wendel Investissement just a few weeks after Eurazeo pulled out of talks to buy the building materials company.