Articles by Carmen Reichman
Eurazeo PME buys Idéal Résidences from LBO France
Eurazeo PME has acquired French medical and social healthcare provider Idéal Résidences from LBO France.
Axa PE sells Duplomatic Oleodinamica to Progressio
Axa Private Equity has sold Italian industrial supplier Duplomatic Oleodinamica in a secondary buyout to Progressio SGR.
DPE closes second fund on €350m
Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) has closed its second fund on €350m and acquired its French partner Parcom, according to reports.
Maven acquires Fundamental Tracker Investment Management
Maven Capital Partners has acquired UK-based alternative asset manager Fundamental Tracker Investment Management Limited (FTIM) from City of London Group.
Novartis, Index et al. lead €32m series-A for GenSight Biologics
Novartis Venture Fund, Abingworth, Versant Ventures and Index Ventures have co-led a €32m series-A funding round for French biotech business GenSight Biologics.
CVC to list shares in bpost
CVC Capital Partners plans to list its shares in Belgian postal service bpost on the stock market and has already appointed banks to coordinate the sale, according to reports.
MML's Arena Group acquires Karl’s
UK-based events business The Arena Group, a portfolio company of MML Capital Partners, has acquired its US competitor Karl’s Event Services.
Idinvest appoints partner in Paris
Idinvest Partners has promoted Olga Koulechova to partner in its Paris office.
Charterhouse and CVC's Ista receives second round bids
Charterhouse and CVC Capital Partners are receiving second round bids for German energy-metering firm Ista, in an auction that could fetch €3bn, according to reports.
Capman sells Cardinal Foods to Capvest and a trade player
Capman has sold its 49% stake in Norwegian poultry and eggs producer Cardinal Foods to London-based private equity firm Capvest following at least two unsuccessful attempts at listing the business.
Steadfast promotes Buschmann and Geiger to partnership
Steadfast Capital has promoted Kay Buschmann and Markus Geiger to partners.
Earlybird joins Auctionata investors in new funding round
Earlybird has joined existing investors Bright Capital and Kite Ventures in a new funding round for German online auction house Auctionata, estimated at around $2.7m.
Enterprise Investors backs Elemental Holding with €7m
Enterprise Investors has injected €7m into Polish specialist recycling company Elemental Holding in exchange for a 10.2% stake in the business.
HTGF et al. reinvest in Altruja
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Bayern Kapital and Extorel have backed German social fundraising software Altruja in a second financing round, alongside new investors Mun-ic and HP Capital.
Bridgepoint acquires Oasis Healthcare from Duke Street
Bridgepoint Capital has acquired UK-based private dental healthcare provider Oasis Healthcare in a £185m secondary buyout from Duke Street.
Gap narrows between trade sales and SBOs
Trade sales and SBOs have posted remarkably similar figures in the past six months indicating a narrowing of the historic gap between the two types of exit.
EVCA map to highlight PE's international role
The European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EVCA) has launched a new interactive map to highlight private equity's role in the European economy.
HTGF et al. in €2.6m Transcatheter Tech series-B round
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Tubaflex Beteiligungs GmbH and others have backed a €2.6m series-B round for German biotech business Transcatheter Technologies, a developer of transcatheter heart valve technology.
DBAG reshuffles supervisory board
German mid-market listed investor DBAG has re-shuffled its supervisory board at its annual meeting this week, electing Wilken von Hodenberg as the new member succeeding Günther Langenbucher.
Reed Elsevier leads $10m series-B round for Babbel
Reed Elsevier Ventures has led a $10m funding round for German online learning business Babbel, which also attracted investment from IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Nokia Growth Partners and Kizoo.
Gimv sells stake in Halder
Belgian private equity firm Gimv has handed back its stake in fellow German private equity house Halder to the GP.
Rhône Capital buys bakery businesses for €1.05bn
Rhône Capital has agreed to take private the bakery supplies businesses from listed Dutch food ingredients group CSM for an enterprise value of €1.05bn.
Wellington Partners appoints Essig as venture partner
Wellington Partners has appointed Stuart Essig as venture partner in its life sciences team.
Enterprise Ventures et al. back Tangentix with $2.1m
Enterprise Ventures has led a $2.1m funding round for UK-based technology business Tangentix.