US private equity firm Warburg Pincus and existing investors have pumped $32 million in fresh funds into Indian online classifieds firm Quickr, writes Reuters. Quickr will use the funds to expand across online and mobile platforms. Existing investors that participated in this round include online retail giant eBay, private equity firm Matrix Partners India and [...]

Warburg Pincus LLC has raised more than $5 billion in just over seven months for its 11th global private equity fund.

Primerica is to repurchase 5,736,137 shares of Primerica common stock owned by Warburg Pincus funds at a purchase price of $26.15 per share. Following the repurchase transaction, Warburg will own approximately 17.9% of Primerica’s outstanding common stock on a primary basis and approximately 23.2% including the warrants to purchase Primerica common stock currently held by [...]

Middle market M&A slides in Q1. Plus a slideshow of top 3 PE-backed middle market deals.

Dutch cable operator Ziggo has finalised its IPO on NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam. Ziggo’s investors include private equity firms Cinven and Warburg Pincus. PRESS RELEASE Ziggo N.V. (“Ziggo” or the “Company”), the largest cable operator in the Netherlands, today announces that it has successfully settled its IPO. The Joint Bookrunners on behalf of the underwriting [...]

US department store operator Neiman Marcus Group is to venture into China’s fast-growing luxury retail market, writes Reuters. Neiman will invest $28 million in fashion website Glamour Sales Holding which will help it establish an e-commerce website by the end of 2012. Neiman was bought by an investor group led by private equity firm TPG [...]

Warburg Pincus has led a $15.2 million Series E financing round for Spigit. Pleasanton, Calif.-based Spigit provides social innovation software. Warburg in March 2011 also invested $10 million in Spigit. PRESS RELEASE Spigit, the leader in social innovation software and services, announced today that it has secured $15.2 million in a Series E financing, led [...]

An eight-month drought in European initial public offerings is set to be broken on Tuesday as Dutch cable firm Ziggo and Swiss-based DKSH price at the top end of guidance, writes Reuters. Ziggo’s sale of as much as 25 percent will see its majority owners Cinven and Warburg Pincus, reducing their stakes. Reuters – An [...]

Dutch cable company Ziggo has increased the number of shares on offer in its Amsterdam listing due to strong demand from investors, writes Reuters. This could take possible proceeds from the sale to as much as 925 million euros ($1.2 billion). Selling shareholders, which include private equity firms Cinven and Warburg Pincus will now sell [...]

At long last, the great IPO ice age is over–and both LBO shops and VC firms are looking to take advantage of the coming liquidity events…