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Cox Enterprises acquires 25 per cent stake in AutoTrader Group

Cox Enterprises has acquired Providence Equity's 25 per cent equity interest in AutoTrader Group. Cox now holds a 98 per cent stake in AutoTrader Group, with the remainder being held by current and former employees.     Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.    "With more than 32

India PE deal value up 12 per cent in 2013

Private equity investments in India have increased 12 per cent in value terms from USD9.5bn in 2012 to USD10.68bn in 2013, according to data released by VCCEdge, financial data platform of VCCircle.com. Deal volume on the other hand dipped 13 per cent to 655 deals from 751 deals in 2012,

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Bowmark Capital raises new GBP375m fund in 10 weeks

Bowmark Capital, the mid-market private equity firm, has held a first and final closing of its new fund, Bowmark Capital Partners V, having raised GBP375m in just 10 weeks since its launch in October last year. Despite being restricted to Bowmark’s existing relationships, the new fund attracted investor demand significantly

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Private equity fundraising reaches five-year high in 2013

The private equity industry has raised the largest amount of capital from investors in any year since the start of the financial crisis in 2008, according to data from PEI. Some 580 funds have collected a total of USD356bn in 2013, with just over USD80bn being raised by 119 funds

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Grosvenor Capital Management acquires CFIG from Credit Suisse

Grosvenor Capital Management and its affiliates have acquired Customized Fund Investment Group (CFIG) from Credit Suisse Group AG. The combined business, with more than USD44bn in assets under management and over 375 professionals, will be one of the largest of its kind in the world.   "We are very pleased

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Eurasia Capital and Mandalay Capital raise CAD5m for Silk Road Ventures

Eurasia Capital and Mandalay Capital have completed an equity capital raising for Silk Road Ventures for gross proceeds of CAD5m.   Eurasia Capital and Mandalay Capital have acted as financial advisors and joint placement agents with the regards to this transaction. Both firms are retained to advise Silk Road Ventures

High Road portfolio company completes add-on acquisition

High Road Capital Partners’ portfolio company Accurate Components & Fasteners has completed the acquisition of All Tool Sales.  Based in Franksville, Wisconsin, All Tool Sales operates through two divisions: All Fasteners, a distributor of industrial fasteners used by original-equipment manufacturers; and All Tool Sales, a distributor of cutting tools and

Ares Capital acquires diversified middle market loan portfolio for USD319m

Ares Capital has acquired a diversified middle-market corporate loan portfolio managed by a global banking institution for approximately USD319m. The portfolio is primarily comprised of first lien senior loans, and to a lesser extent, second lien loans and small equity co-investments.   The portfolio is comprised of 32 investments in

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Oakley advises on GBP13m sale of e-know.net to Nasstar

Oakley Capital Corporate Finance has advised on the sale of cloud services provider e-know.net to Nasstar to create a significant new quoted cloud hosting and applications business. Nasstar has announced the proposed acquisition of Denara, the holding company of e-know.net, for an equity consideration of GBP13m. Oakley is advising Denara

ICL to acquire Vale’s share of Fosbrasil

ICL, a global minerals based products producer, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vale Fertilizantes’s share in Fosbrasil, a joint venture producing purified phosphoric acid and raw materials for fertilisers located in Brazil. The proposed transaction is subject to the approval of Brazilian competition authorities (CADE) and other

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