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Gresham backs IESA MBO

Gresham Private Equity has invested £23m in the management buyout of UK-based expenditure management company Integrated Engineering Stores Associates (IESA).

UK unquote | 21 May 2012 | secure

Bridgepoint buys BigHand for £49m from LDC

Bridgepoint Development Capital has acquired British voice technology software company BigHand from LDC for £49m.

UK unquote | 21 May 2012 | secure

BGF and NVM invest £10m in Wear Inns

The Business Growth Fund (BGF) and previous backer NVM Private Equity have invested a joint £10m in UK pub chain Wear Inns.

UK unquote | 08 May 2012 | secure

Sagard buys Stokomani from Advent

Sagard Private Equity has acquired French discount wholesaler Stokomani from Advent International, a transaction valued at €200-210m.

France unquote | 03 May 2012 | secure

Vitruvian leads $64m round for Just-Eat

Vitruvian Partners has led a $64m funding round for London-based online takeaway ordering service Just-Eat.

UK unquote | 30 Apr 2012 | secure

Wise and J Hirsch buy Alpitour from Exor

Wise SGR and J Hirsch & Co have acquired a 54% stake in Italian tourism company Alpitour from Exor – which will retain 10% of the company – in a deal that gives the business a €225m......

Southern Europe unquote | 23 Apr 2012 | secure

AAC Capital UK sells Amtico to Mannington Mills

AAC Capital UK has sold Amtico Group, an international designer and manufacturer of high end flooring, to Mannington Mills, a US-based provider of branded flooring products.

UK unquote | 06 Mar 2012 | secure

Cinven and GSCP sell Ahlsell to CVC for €1.8bn

Cinven and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners (GSCP) have agreed to sell Swedish tool distributor Ahlsell to CVC Capital Partners for €1.8bn.

Nordic unquote | 29 Feb 2012 | secure
BGF hires KPMG's Alex Garfitt

BGF hires KPMG's Alex Garfitt

Business Growth Fund (BGF) has expanded its South West and South Wales team with the appointment of Alex Garfitt as investment manager.

UK unquote | 27 Feb 2012 | secure

Afinum's Caseking buys Overclockers

Afinum portfolio company Caseking has acquired UK-based ecommerce business Overclockers UK.

DACH unquote | 01 Feb 2012 | secure
Nordic investments collapse in Q4 2011

Nordic investments collapse in Q4 2011

Nordic private equity investments fell off a cliff in Q4 2011, according to data from the latest unquote” Nordic Private Equity Index, in association with KPMG.

Nordic unquote | 25 Jan 2012

Sun European Partners buys Bonmarche Stores

Sun European Partners has acquired UK clothing retailer Bonmarche Stores.

UK unquote | 23 Jan 2012 | secure
Have your say: Nordic Private Equity Index

Have your say: Nordic Private Equity Index

After a disappointing third quarter, fortunes for the Nordic market continued to deteriorate in Q4.

Nordic unquote | 11 Jan 2012

ACE Management injects €7m into Le Piston Français

ACE Management has invested €7m in French aerospace parts supplier Le Piston Français (LPF).

France unquote | 03 Jan 2012 | secure

Stirling Square invests in Omni Helicopters

Stirling Square Capital Partners has backed transportation service provider Omni Helicopters' expansion plans with a €40m investment.

Southern Europe unquote | 23 Nov 2011 | secure
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