Private equity firm, KKR, agreed to pay $159 million for a stake in Vietnamese fish sauce maker Masan Consumer Corp. in the largest private-equity investment in the Southeast Asian nation.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-13/kkr-buys-masan-stake-in-biggest-vietnam-private-equity-deal-1-.html
New York private equity firm, Uni-World Capital LP, bought Iron City Brewing Co. for an undisclosed amount.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/AP5d480cc452634ff7a263284c2cc6baad.html
Private equity firm KKR plans to acquire the Capsugel unit from Pfizer for $2.38 billion. Capsugel makes hard capsules.
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http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/130183/20110404/pfizer-capsugel-sale-hard-capsules-private-equity-kohlberg-kravis-robert.htm
Private equity firm, APAX Partners, is set to acquire Epicor Software Corporation and Activant Solutions, Inc.
Epicor Software Corporation provides enterprise business software solutions and Activant Solutions provides business management software. The combined transaction is valued at approximately $2 billion.
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http://www.apax.com/en/news/story_2126.html
AXA Private Equity sells CABB, a German chemicals company, to Bridgepoint. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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http://www.pehub.com/98698/bridgepoint-to-buy-cabb-from-axa-private-equity/
Private equity firm Lindsay Goldberg has agreed to purchase the Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) unit from Lockheed Martin. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Private equity firm Direct Principal Investments, a division of HSBC, acquires majority stake in Tanzanian firm Chemi & Cotex Industries Limited.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/16/tanzania-privateequity-idUSLDE71F12T20110216
Private equity firm Advent International is planning to invest $136 million in Towergate Partnership.
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http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/adviser-news/towergate-secures-%C2%A3200m-private-equity-investment/1025421.article
Private equity firm Carlyle Group agreed to purchase fund of funds AlpInvest Partners, making it the largest private equity firm by assets under management.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70P4TX20110126
Private equity firm Behrman Capital has agreed to purchase Atherotech, a cardiometabolic testing services.
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http://privateequity.banking-business-review.com/news/private-equity-firm-behrman-capital-acquires-atherotech-140111