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Eurazeo invests EUR300m in Fintrax

Eurazeo is investing EUR300 million in Fintrax, one of the world’s leading providers of Tax Free Shopping (TFS) and Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) services. Eurazeo will own 90 per cent of the equity and quasi-equity of the Fintrax group, the remaining being held by the firm’s management team. Eurazeo’s investment

Former Cambridge Associates MD Cassidy joins DMS

DMS Offshore Investment Services (DMS) has recruited Charles Cassidy, former Managing Director of the Business Risk Management Team at Cambridge Associates, to join the firm as a Director. Cassidy will play a key role in serving as an independent director and consultant on the boards of investment funds and related

CalPERS’ active private equity funds generate USD24.2bn in net gains

Active private equity funds generated USD24.2 billion in realised net gains for the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) from 1990 to 30 June, 2015, based on data from the fund’s new Private Equity Accounting and Reporting Solution (PEARS). During that same time period, PEARS data shows that CalPERS' external

Nexxus Capital acquires IRCC from International Meal Company Alimentação

Nexxus Capital has acquired Inversionistas en Restaurantes de Carnes y Cortes (IRCC), a subsidiary of multibrand casual dining restaurant platform International Meal Company Alimentação. IRCC operates 51 company owned and 24 franchised casual dining Restaurants, mainly in Mexico City with presence in 17 other states. The Company has well-positioned brands

Lightyear Capital acquires majority equity stake in Pathlight Capital

An investment fund affiliated to private equity firm Lightyear Capital has completed its acquisition of a majority equity stake in Pathlight Capital, a commercial finance company dedicated to providing companies innovative financing solutions to support growth, acquisitions, refinancings, and restructurings. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded

Cleary Gottlieb represents Allergan in USD160bn Pfizer merger

Cleary Gottlieb is advising pharmaceutical company Allergan on its USD160 billion merger with Pfizer which will create a new major player in the global biopharmaceuticals market.  Under the terms of the proposed transaction, the businesses of Pfizer and Allergan will be combined under Allergan plc, which will be renamed Pfizer

US hotel M&A solves private equity capital conundrum, says Fitch

Corporates, or strategic buyers, may participate in more merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in the US lodging industry if the capital conundrum for private equity (PE) firms persists, says Fitch Ratings. Lower investor demand for high yield bonds and loans caused by recent capital markets volatility, if continued, would increase

Invest Europe publishes new professional standards handbook

Invest Europe, formerly the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, has published its 2015 Professional Standards Handbook, "a comprehensive and up-to-date set of standards and guidelines for the private equity industry". Invest Europe says the Handbook reflects the heightened standards of transparency and accountability being pursued by investors in

CVC Capital Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to acquire Petco

Funds affiliated with CVC Capital Partners (CVC) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) are to jointly acquire Petco Animal Supplies from a group of investors led by TPG and Leonard Green & Partners for approximately USD4.6 billion. The acquisition is expected to close in early 2016.   Based in

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