Ben Sherman, first backed by 3i in 1993 with a £4m cash injection, has been sold to US trade buyer Oxford Industries, for £80m.
The New York firm will merge Toronto-based Premier Salons with existing portfolio holding Stonewater Spas.
A private equity group consisting of Bain Capital, The Carlyle Group and Spectrum Equity Investors has agreed to buy the world’s third-largest cinema chain.
Swiss-based Adveq Management has announced the final close of its fourth technology fund PETP IV, predominantly aimed at VC technology opportunities in the US.
Carlyle Group has agreed one of the largest deals yet seen in the booming Japanese buyout market – the $2.03 billion purchase of wireless data provider DDI Pocket from KDDI Corp.
The UK mid-market private equity firm has appointed a new business development manager to focus on intermediaries.
Private equity firms are still keen on acquisitions in the chemicals sector despite its complexity and a marked lack of exit opportunities, says a new report.
The Boston firm has agreed to sell Hartz Mountain pet supplier to Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo.
Alpinvest, CalPERS and the EBRD are among the institutions that have signed up for Enterprise Investors’ fifth and largest fund to date.
Citigroup-backed European private equity firm Stirling Square has acquired Saurer’s Ionbond Group in an MBO, backed by €55m of senior and mezzanine debt.