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Rock Hill invests in Kiva Kitchen & Bath Holdings

Rock Hill Capital Group has completed a recapitalization of Kiva Kitchen & Bath Holdings, LLC, a leading re-seller and installer of high-end household appliances, plumbing fixtures, hardware, countertops and cabinets. Kiva is headquartered in Houston, TX and sells through 12 showrooms located throughout Texas and Southern California. Kiva was founded

Celtic Pharma announces key in-vitro data in New Orleans

Celtic Pharmaceutical Holdings, the global private equity firm focused on the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, has announced the presentation of key in-vitro data at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) 69th annual meeting in New Orleans (4-8 February, 2011) for TDT 067, terbinafine in Transfersomesâ, for the topical treatment of

Beringea exit of Saffron Digital values company at GBP30million

Beringea, the international venture capital firm and manager of the ProVen VCTs, has sold its stake in Saffron Digital, a developer of video delivery platforms, to the HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones. In 2007 Beringea invested GBP1.15m in Saffron Digital through its ProVen VCT & ProVen Growth &

Ipes wins two administration mandates in the clean energy sector

Specialist fund services provider, Ipes has boosted its client base with the addition of two new mandates from private equity fund managers operating in the clean technology and renewable energy space.   The North West Energy and Environmental Fund, part of the North West Fund, which is largest public sector

Venture investment in Europe continued to suffer in Q4 2010

Venture capitalists put EUR843 million to work in 230 deals for European companies in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. This represents the lowest quarterly investment figure for Europe in 2010. Compared to the fourth quarter in 2009, deal flow dropped 31% from 333 deals and

PE buyers help drive growth in private company sales, says BDO

New research from BDO shows that multiples for good quality private companies increased in 2010 and is likely to continue to rise this year, driven by interest from both trade and private equity buyers. In total 1,928 deals were completed in 2010, of which 83% were trade deals and 17%

Inflight internet specialist Aircell secures USD35m PE funding for Gogo expansion

Aircell, a provider of inflight connectivity, has closed a USD35m financing with its existing investors and Aircell’s management team. Through its Gogo, Gogo Biz, and other services, Aircell offers Internet connectivity on laptops, smartphones and PDAs on nine of the top 11 US airlines and on nearly 6,000 business aircraft,

Towerbrook makes significant investment in Phase Eight

TowerBrook Capital Partners has made an investment in Phase Eight, the UK-based women’s wear retailer. 

 TowerBrook believes that Phase Eight has an exciting platform for growth over the years ahead and as the partner of choice will deploy its significant retail experience and international operations in assisting Phase Eight

NBGI Private Equity Turkey invests in oncology care firm Sante

NBGI Private Equity (NBGI) has acquired a majority stake in the Sante Group, a leading operator of oncology therapy centres and related technical services in Turkey for an undisclosed amount. This is NBGI Private Equity’s sixth investment in South Eastern Europe (SEE) by its current SEE team. Other NBGI investments

Stephen A Schwarzman, chairman and chief executive officer, Blackstone

Blackstone reports ENI of USD1.4bn in 2010

Blackstone Group’s Economic Net Income (ENI) was USD1.4 billion for the full year 2010, an increase of USD714.5 million compared to ENI for the full year 2009, according to the group’s full year 2010 results. The increase in ENI was driven principally by strong performance across the investment segments, which

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