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CVC Capital sells StarBev to Molson Coors

Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP; TSX) has signed a definitive agreement with to acquire StarBev LP, owned by funds advised by CVC Capital Partners Limited (CVC) and StarBev management, for EUR2.65 billion (USD3.54 billion).  Headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Prague, Czech Republic, StarBev operates nine breweries in Central and

Advent International invests USD105 million in CARE Hospitals

Private equity firm Advent International has announced a partnership with the founders of CARE Hospitals (CARE). Advent will invest USD105 million of equity capital in CARE by acquiring shares from some of the existing investors and injecting additional capital into the business. This will help the business consolidate its position

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GCP makes third senior appointment in six months

GCP, a provider of blended equity and debt to the UK’s small to medium sized businesses, has announced the appointment of Richard Shaw as investment manager. Richard, who joins from Clearwater Corporate Finance, provides additional transactional resource as GCP begins to deploy its recently raised GBP160m Fund III. This is

Bart Deconinck, Executive Chairman, Vistra

Vistra opens office in Mauritius

Vistra has opened a new office in Mauritius to target the growing opportunities in the region and in particular in the African and Indian markets. Vistra (Mauritius) Limited opened on 02 April, following the granting of a licence to operate as a Mauritius management company by the local regulatory authority.

Halyard Capital launches Digital Fortress

Halyard Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, has formed Digital Fortress, a new data centre colocation platform, along with two initial acquisitions of digital.forest, Inc. and Fortress Colocation Services. Headquartered in Seattle, Digital Fortress capitalises on the underserved market of regional small to medium sized enterprises seeking to enhance

RiverRock announces successful second close on European SME direct-lending fund

RiverRock European Capital Partners LLP has held the second institutional close for its European Opportunities Fund (EOF). The close is built upon new major UK and continental European institutional investors. The European Opportunities Fund is a five year fund targeting direct lending to strong, small to mid-sized European companies that

Epi-V appoints Cook as chairman

Epi-V LLP, the specialist upstream oil and gas services investment fund, has appointed Grahame Cook (pictured) as chairman.   Cook is a chartered accountant by training and has over 20 years’ experience in global investment banking, including senior management roles at Barclays de Zoete Wedd and UBS. During this time

KBC closes the sale to JC Flowers & Co of Fidea (Belgium)

KBC has closed the previously announced transaction with affiliates of JC Flowers & Co for the sale of its subsidiary Fidea, having received the necessary regulatory approvals. The acquisition of Fidea represents an important investment in the Belgian market by JC Flowers & Co. Fidea is a well-established player on

44 jobs secured as buyer is found for AMI Blaymires Limited

Joint Administrators, John Whitfield and Matt Ingram, both of financial advisory and investment banking firm Duff & Phelps, have confirmed that they have successfully sold the business and assets of AMI Blaymires Limited. The sale, which concluded on 30 March 2012, is to Unitech Blaymires Limited, part of Unitech Industries. Unitech

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