The increasingly attractive emerging Indian market has seen the close of another fund, this time from domestic PE firm Westbridge.
The principal investment arm of the Canadian pension fund has announced the $840m acquisition of pet food manufacturer Doane Pet Care from a group of private equity firms including JP Morgan and DLJ.
London-listed private equity group 3i has opted not to apply the controversial IAS 27 accounting standard to its portfolio companies in its interim results to be announced in early November.
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The private equity firm has sold its controlling interest in laminated paneling firm Panolam to two private equity firms.
Dallas-based private equity firm SKM Growth Investors has been rechristened Parallel Investment Partners, following the merger of parent firm Saunders Karp & Megrue with Apax Partners.
The New York-based private equity real estate firm, which targets under-performing properties, has closed its sixth fund on $700 million.
The US lower midmarket buyout firm has paid $44 million to acquire heating-system additives business Sentinel Performance Solutions from General Electric.
Penta Capital has made its first entry into the UK sandwich chain market with a £39m secondary buyout of EAT from 3i.
The global buyout firm has held a $410 million close on a fund to invest in the Asian real estate market.