Yolanda Bobeldijk
A $32m investment in a Sri Lankan hospital chain speaks to the firm's desire to put more emphasis on healthcare deals.
The Paris-headquartered firm, formerly known as Cognetas, has secured its first exit since the firm’s rebranding.
The Paris-based firm has made two investments in Italy within a week.
A deal to acquire a German maker of plastic processing machinery will be the first European-based investment from the firms’ $4.7bn third fund.
Advent International is trying to complete its third healthcare deal of the year in the sector that has proven attractive to firms as an area of stability in the sluggish economy.
The Glasgow-headquartered firm invested 100% equity from the £200m Scottish Equity Partners fund IV.
The firm’s current European office in Düsseldorf will be shut and moved to Munich.
Carlyle’s $500m MENA-focused growth capital and buyout vehicle will acquire a 30% stake in family owned Penti.
As banks take a step back from providing debt in the market, opportunities are rife for private equity firms to set up special credit funds.
In a bid to further internationalise the firm, Australian fund of funds manager Quay Partners has hired two new partners in London and San Francisco, as its founders increase their stakes.