Cognetas, an independent mid-market European private equity firm that spun out from Electra Partners in 2005, has announced the appointment of David Pusinelli as a senior adviser specialis

The Carlyle Group has closed its second European technology fund, Carlyle Europe Technology Partners II, at EUR530m, beating its initial target of EUR500m, and the new fund has completed i

Omaha, Nebraska-based Tenaska Capital Management has announced the final closing of Tenaska Power Fund II, the follow-on fund to the USD838m Tenaska Power Fund that closed in 2005, with mo

Darby Overseas Investments, the private equity arm of Franklin Templeton Investments, has announced that its Indian private equity affiliate, Darby Asia Investors (India) and Franklin Temp

The Blackstone Group has completed its acquisition of the Apria Healthcare Group for a total of some USD1.7bn, inclusive of retired debt and associated transaction costs.

European mid-market private equity firm Duke Street Capital has completed the acquisition of Biomnis, a provider of specialist medical diagnostics in France, for EUR217m, financed by a sen

Arx Equity Partners has held the first close of its third dedicated Central and Eastern Europe-focused lower mid-market fund at EUR83mm and is targeting EUR125m for the fund’s final close.