KKR Private Equity Investors, L.P. has committed to a GBP 150 million (approximately USD 300 million) co-investment in the acquisition of Alliance Boots plc.

Venture capital investment in Mainland China in the first quarter of 2007 showed increased signs that it is diversifying beyond the traditional industries while overall activity was relati

Toronto-based Penfund, an independent investment company specializing in providing capital to middle market companies, has announced the USD 240 million first closing of its newly launched

Returns from UK private equity funds have significantly outperformed the stock market over three, five and ten years according to the 2006 Performance Measurement Survey summary results pu

Private equity specialists at UK legal firm Dundas & Wilson have advised YFM Private Equity and the management team of luxury kitchen retailer Harvey Jones on an MBO deal.

Electra Private Equity PLC has entered into a conditional agreement for the sale of its interest in Capital Safety Group (CSG) in a USD 565m secondary management buyout arranged by Candove

Apax Partners (Apax) and OMERS Capital Partners (OMERS) are to acquire the higher education, careers and library reference assets of Thomson Learning, and a consortium of funds advised by

DIFC Investments, the investment arm of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC),  it has acquired a 2.2% stake in Deutsche Bank, which according to publicly available market d

Equity Trust Group, the provider of trust, fiduciary and fund administration services, has launched a US office for subsidiary EQUITY Fund Services.

ISIS Equity Partners, investing funds from the Baronsmead VCTs, has completed the GBP 11.5m management buyout of CableCom. Based in Clevedon, near Bristol, UK, CableCom is the market leader in the growing market of IT and communication managed services to multi tenanted properties, primarily focused in the UK student accommodation