There’s a new king in the all-important mobile gaming league tables for Facebook. King.com overtakes a gaming titan–so is it a target next?

Dutch telecoms firm KPN is considering a sale of its Belgian mobile-phone unit in a deal possibly worth 1.8 billion euros ($2.4 billion), news agency Bloomberg reported on Saturday, writes Reuters. KPN’s unit BASE, Belgium’s third-largest mobile operator, will probably attract interest from private equity firms such as Apax Partners, Bloomberg said on its website, [...]

Healthcare buyouts accounted for 65% of the value of the top ten global private equity deals in 2011, according to a report by Bain & company. This top ten takes a look at who paid the highest price and for what deals.

Depending on when private equity and venture capital firms made investments in the college textbook publishing space, they’re either hitting the books, or getting hit by them.

Four private equity firms are set to fight it out for Sweden’s Bravida, worth around $1 billion, writes Reuters. Sources familiar with the matter said EQT, Apax Partners, Bain Capital and PAI Partners have proceeded into the second round of bids for the installation services firm, owned by private equity group Triton. Reuters – At [...]

A look at the week ahead for venture capital and private equity professionals.

European headquartered buyout house Apax Partners has reached a first close on Apax VIII in just ten months.

The Swiss government has approved Apax Partners’ acquisition of Orange Switzerland from France Telecom, Reuters reported Friday. Apax said in December that it would pay about 1.6 billion euros ($2.09 billion) to buy the mobile phone operator. (Reuters) – The Swiss competition authority on Friday said it approved buyout firm Apax’s purchase of Orange Switzerland [...]

The auction of Deutsche Bank Asset Management has apparently hit some roadblocks. But two bidders could still be in the running.

Buyout shop Apax Partners is paying about 1.6 billion euros ($2.09 billion) to buy the mobile phone operator Orange Switzerland from France Telecom, Reuters reported. Apax said that the deal will be submitted to France Telecom’s board in January.