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Former UK accounting watchdog chairman Simon Dingeman joins Carlyle Group

Simon Dingemans has joined US private equity firm Carlyle Group as its managing director in charge of UK buyouts just months after he stepped down as chairman for the British Financial Reporting Council (FRC). Dingeman

Bain Capital, FSI to bid for Serie A – report

Private equity firm Bain Capital and Italian alternative investment house FSI are understood to have taken part in a bid for Italian football league Serie A.

Guernsey Finance launches fast-track applications for managers

Guernsey Finance has launched a fast-track application scheme for fund managers to migrate their vehicles to Guernsey, formed with input from the Guernsey Investment and Funds Association (GIFA).

Ubi Banca buys stake in Green Arrow Capital

Italian lender Ubi Banca has acquired a minority stake in alternative investment firm Green Arrow Capital (GAC), which specialises in private equity, private debt and infrastructure.

NB closes Euro Crossroads 2018 fund on €260m

Neuberger Berman (NB) has held a final close for its Euro Crossroads 2018 fund on €260m.

Vast majority of LPs satisfied with GP transparency – survey

Four fifths of LPs are currently satisfied with GP transparency, according to Coller Capital's biannual Global Private Equity Barometer, compared with 39% in the same period in 2012 and 40% in 2009.

Xenon-backed Impresoft bolts on Progel

Information and communications technology (ICT) business Impresoft, a portfolio company of Italian GP Xenon Private Equity, has acquired digital transformation specialist Progel.

L Catterton injects $250m into Reliance Jio Platforms as part of new investment

US private equity firm L Catterton will invest $250m into Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio Platforms. At the same time, Reliance Jio Platforms also saw its coffers bolstered by a $600m capital injection from venture

LEA Partners sells Bellin to trade

LEA Partners has sold its stake in treasury management software platform Bellin to US-based business spend-management software company Coupa Software.

Secondaries players weigh up risk and rewards of “ring-fencing” deals

GP-led transactions isolating assets hardest hit by the Covid-19 crisis could appeal to adventurous secondaries players, but challenges abound. Alessia Argentieri reports

Black Toro exits steel producer Irestal

Black Toro Capital has sold its 43% stake in Barcelona-based stainless steel manufacturer Irestal to the founding Boixareu family, who already owned 57% of the business.

The Deals Pipeline

A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving private equity, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe.

EQT to sell Hector Rail to Ancala

EQT Infrastructure has entered a definitive agreement to sell Hector Rail Group to Ancala.

Neuberger Berman holds €260m final close for its new vehicle

Employee-owned investment manager Neuberger Berman has held the €260m final close for its latest fund, surpassing the initial goal.

Finance companies criticised over ‘worryingly’ low awareness of modern slavery

Among senior employees, 39% don't believe modern slavery exists in the UK

Sentinel fully acquires Vyrtych

Sentinel Capital has wholly acquired Vyrtych, a Czech lighting products manufacturer.

Carlyle hires ex-FRC chair to lead UK buyout and European healthcare investments

Simon Dingemans, former CFO at GlaxoSmithKline, joins the private equity firm as a managing director

Onex Corporation taps Fund V to increase stake in Emerald

Onex Corporation has tapped its $7.2bn Fund V to participate in a $400m preferred equity sale of Emerald Holding, a business-to-business trade show operator.

Barclays laywers dig into Amanda Staveley’s dealings with Middle Eastern investors

Jeffery Onions QC appeared to be zeroing in on whether Staveley could have won warrants in the bank

TPG and L Catterton latest PE firms to invest in Jio Platforms

The firms join KKR, General Atlantic and Vista Equity Partners as investors in the Indian telecommunications giant

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