Duke Street Capital, a European mid-market private equity firm, has appointed Thierry Paternot as an operating partner specialising in consumer-facing businesses, drawing on his extensive

Private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has completed the USD29bn acquisition of First Data Corporation, a specialist in electronic commerce and payments solutions, after investors re

Publishing and Broadcasting and West Australian Newspapers have agreed to the sale of the Hoyts Group in Australia and New Zealand, with operations comprising cinema exhibition, Val Morgan

European mid-market private equity firm HgCapital is buying Mondo Minerals, one of the world’s largest talc mining groups, from international white minerals group Omya.

Praesidian Capital, a New York-based provider of mezzanine debt for middle-market companies, has announced the closing of Praesidian Capital Investors II with total capital commitments of

Sovereign Capital, the UK private equity buy-and-build specialist, has announced the appointment of Tim Whittard to its investment team.

THL Credit Group, the credit affiliate of Boston-based private equity firm Thomas H.

Quellos Group, the alternative investment manager that has agreed to sell its fund of hedge funds business to BlackRock, has announced the opening of an office in Hong Kong, the firm’s fir

AAC Capital Partners, the new name of ABN Amro’s private equity business, has reached agreement with the Dutch banking group under which control of northern European buyout activities will

Abu Dhabi principal investment company Mubadala Development Company has agreed to acquire a 7.5 percent stake in the Carlyle Group for USD1.35bn in cash, representing a 10 per cent liquidi