3i has made its second investment in two days as it returns to a third round of $125m fundraising for an Indian broadcaster alongside a US supplier of networking equipment for the internet and Oman Investment Fund.
Guggenheim Partners has earned a big payday in the $1.6bn sale of its aircraft portfolio to an affiliate of alternative investment giant Fortress Investment.
Swiss investment manager LGT Capital Partners has closed a €609m fund of funds, which will target the European mid-market.
The estate agent has re-scheduled a shareholder vote for January 26 and reiterated its support for a buyout bid from 3i.
Carlyle has already raised €2.4 billion of its €4.6 billion European buyout fund
P3 and Pearl Holding have each substantially increased their net asset values underlining the record-breaking year enjoyed by private equity in 2006.
Countrywide postpones shareholder vote to give 3i more time to canvass support.
Citigroup joins forces with a UK government-backed investor to target African opportunities.
Macquarie Bank has teamed up with rival BC Partners to takeover Techem in Germany’s first ‘hostile’ public-to-private.
Former gatekeeper David Hutchings is returning to his gatekeeper roots with a plan to build a private equity business at Albourne Partners, a hedge fund advisory firm.