North Asset Management defies skeptics by listing a €100m property fund focused on EU accession states.
CDH Investments, a China-based growth capital manager, has raised $200m for a debut venture fund.
Terra Firma, the UK private equity firm, will hold on to the waste-to-energy arm of Waste Recycling Group, which analysts say could be worth £650m, following a sale of the waste disposal business to FCC of Spain.
Emerging markets investor Actis has hired former Go and Virgin Nigeria Airways founder Simon Harford to pilot its Nigerian operation. Robert Venes talks to Peter Schmid, Actis’ managing partner for Africa, about Harford’s appointment and the firm’s activities in the region.
European buyout group Bridgepoint has won the auction for Dorna, a Spanish motorcycle sports business, despite bidding less than rival Advent International.
Chris Clark, an investment director at UK mid-market investor Hermes Private Equity, will leave the firm this Friday.
Private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Cinven have won an auction to acquire Dutch cable television operator Casema from three other private equity firms for €2.1bn.
The Miami-based firm has sold Thermo Fluids, an Arizona-based company which converts used oil to usable fuel, to an investor group led by CIVC Partners.
Pet supplies retailer Petco announced that it has agreed to be acquired by private equity firms Texas Pacific Group and Leonard Green & Partners in a cash deal valued at $1.8bn.
Swiss fund manager Partners Group has closed its fourth fund in the last three months, raising €282m for investing in global mezzanine funds and direct mezzanine investments in private equity transactions.