Fundraising

Intel Capital has teamed with Enterprise Investors for the second time to close its largest deal in Central and Eastern Europe to date.

European infrastructure specialist Star Capital Partners has sold Inexus, a UK provider of gas and electricity distribution networks, to Challenger Infrastructure Fund for £465m.

The increasingly attractive emerging Indian market has seen the close of another fund, this time from domestic PE firm Westbridge.

Ian Simm, the newly appointed CEO of environmental finance group Impax, is taking over at a time of growing interest in renewable energy. By Jonn Elledge.

The New York-based private equity real estate firm, which targets under-performing properties, has closed its sixth fund on $700 million.

Penta Capital has made its first entry into the UK sandwich chain market with a £39m secondary buyout of EAT from 3i.

Candover has made 2.6x its investment in the €650m sale of aviation service group Swissport International to infrastructure and services firm Ferrovial.

Along with co-investor Cinven, Candover has also announced the sale of a £200m stake in UK bingo operator Gala to Permira in a deal which values the company at £1.9bn.

Roark Capital Group has made the first acquisition from its $430m first institutional fund and its sixth franchise buy since November 2001.

The Scandinavian-headquartered life sciences venture capital firm has held a second closing of its fourth healthcare fund.