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Central and Eastern Europe: August 2002
Czech government selects Cesky consortium, Raiffeisen wins legal battle over chocolates, Slovakia awaits new VC fund…
US private equity firms make the running in auction for Vivendi publishing arm
US private equity firms Blackstone and Thomas H Lee are reported to be leading the bidding in the auction of Houghton Mifflin, the US-based publishing arm of Vivendi Universal. The deal is estimated to be worth up to $2bn.
Blackstone Partners teams with Liberty Media to bid for Deutsche’s cable TV arm
US firms Blackstone Partners, Liberty Media and Apollo are to link up to bid for struggling Deutsche Telekom's cable TV business, according to the Financial Times. The consortium is the only one of the six on the shortlist to include a media group.
North America: July 2002
Calstrs joins forces with Altius, Blackstone Group raises record venture fund and venture capital funding in the US falls even further…
US Blackstone Group raises record $6.45bn private equity fund
US private equity firm The Blackstone Group has announced the final close of its latest fund at a record-breaking $6.45bn. The news provides some optimism that investors are at least still prepared to commit to proven performers.
US Group Menatep invests in Blackstone fund
Group Menatap, the international holding company, has expanded its global investment portfolio by committing up to $25m to Blackstone Capital Partners IV, the latest private equity mega-fund to be offered by the investment bank.
UK and Ireland: February 2002
UK government grants exemption from 20-partner limit for qualifying LPs, exam concessions for VCs, life sciences fund from Irish government…
Struggling UK telecoms tempting private equity firms
Private equity firms are reportedly eyeing up some of the UK's struggling telecom firms as prospective targets for some of the many millions they have raised over the past 18 months.
Funds: November 2001
Final close for Jerusalem, initial closing for Aberdeen Murray Johnstone, two new funds for Cofiri, first closings for Merlin BioMed and Lexington, new fund for Arcturus…
Blackstone reportedly holds first close on latest fund near $4bn
US private equity firm The Blackstone Group has reportedly defied the fund-raising ice age and held a first closing for its latest fund at $4bn.
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Deal Roundup: EQT offers £2.2bn for Keywords, Thoma Bravo said to eye $3bn Instructure...
European private equity major EQT is in advanced talks to buy Dublin-based video game services company Keywords Studios in a £2.2bn deal. The company...
Leonard Green said to seek $1.5bn for debut secondaries fundraise, targeting single-asset continuation funds
Leonard Green & Partners is reportedly targeting $1.5bn for its first-ever secondaries fund, which will target stakes in single-asset continuation vehicles.
NextEnergy Capital clears £500m solar fund target, eyes £1bn hard cap
Solar-focused renewables manager NextEnergy Capital has beaten its target for its latest UK-focused fund, reaching £625m.
PAG targets Japanese solar power with new $550m renewables fund, gets Mubadala backing
Asia-Pacific-focused private equity investor PAG has hit a $550m final close for its first fund targeting renewable energy dealmaking.
Deal Roundup: Blackstone buys into Priority Software, Corpfin divests Dimoldura
Blackstone has agreed to by a majority stake in Priority Software, an Israel-based provider of mission-critical business software. Blackstone, which tapped its growth fund...
Genesis Capital is looking to raise one of the Central Europe’s biggest-ever PE funds
Central Europe-focused private equity house Genesis Capital is looking to raise up to €250m for what would be one of the region's largest buyout funds.
GP minority stakes investments set to take off in Europe’s mid-market
Antoine Dupont-Madinier, co-head of Lincoln International’s Financial Institutions Group in London, examines why the GP minority stake market has soared in recent years -...
ODDO BHF triples debut secondaries fund total with €715m sophomore raise
The private equity arm of Franco-German financial services veteran ODDO BHF has breezed past its target for its sophomore secondaries fund to reach a €715m final close.
