Articles by Carmen Reichman
Capio buys healthcare division of PE-backed Ambea
Capio – a portfolio company of Apax and Nordic Capital – has acquired Carema Healthcare from Carema, the Swedish healthcare division of private equity-owned Ambea.
AEA and Teachers' Private Capital buy Dematic from Triton
AEA Investors and Teachers' Private Capital, the private equity arm of the Canadian Teachers Pension Plan, have bought German logistics business Dematic in an SBO from Triton.
VTB-led consortium buys controlling stake in Vivacom
A consortium led by VTB Capital has acquired a controlling stake in Bulgarian telecoms operator Vivacom.
Blackstone divests Deutsche Telekom stake
Blackstone has sold around 1.5% of its 4.5% stake in German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG for an estimated €561m, according to reports.
Wellington Partners leads series-C for Sensimed
Wellington Partners, Agate Medical Investments and Vinci Capital/Renaissance PME have invested CHF 17m in Swiss medical supplies business Sensimed.
HTGF et al. back GeneQuine Biotherapeutics
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg have made a seven-figure seed investment in Hamburg-based biotech company GeneQuine Biotherapeutics.
Benchmark Capital leads $10m round for Elasticsearch
Benchmark Capital has led a $10m series-A funding round for Amsterdam-based data analytics start-up Elasticsearch.
BGF recruits LDC's Swarbrick
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has appointed LDC senior director John Swarbrick as head of portfolio.
GA-Axel Springer joint venture acquires Immoweb.be
General Atlantic and Axel Springer's joint project Axel Springer Digital Classifieds has acquired Belgian property portal Immoweb.be for €127.5m.
Waterland backs creation of Fleetpro
Waterland Private Equity has backed the merger of River Advice and International Shipping Partners by taking a majority stake in newco Fleetpro, a ship management company headquartered in Switzerland.
HTGF et al. back Cysal
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and eCapital entrepreneurial Partners AG's vehicle Gründerfonds Münsterland have invested in German biotech business Cysal.
Almi Invest et al. back PromoBucket spin-off
Almi Invest and 1:a Västmanlandsfonden have backed the spin-off of Swedish software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider PromoBucket from advertising agency Navii.
JP Morgan aiming to boost PE division
JP Morgan Private Equity (JPEL) has announced measures to increase capital returns to shareholders, which the firm says have been limited since the financial crisis.
HTGF et al. invest in Synapticon
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Seedfonds Baden-Wuerttemberg (SFBW) and private investor Günter Lang have invested €1m in German robotics company Synapticon.
Partners Group to increase direct investments
Partners Group plans to generate CHF 300m for direct investment through listing privately held shares in a bid to meet clients' interests.
Caledonia hires associate director for unquoted division
Caledonia Investments has hired Sally Flanagan as associate director of its private equity and venture capital pool.
DFJ Esprit exits Redkite
VC firm DFJ Esprit has exited its minority holding in UK-based financial markets surveillance specialist Redkite Financial Markets.
SEP exits IndigoVision
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has sold its stake in Scottish video security business IndigoVision, following a number of unsuccessful MBO attempts.
Waterland buys SENIOcare from Akina
Waterland has bought Swiss long-term care group SENIOcare in an SBO from Akina.
GTCR acquires Premium Credit
Chicago-based GTCR has acquired UK payment facilitation company Premium Credit from MBNA Europe for £900m.
GE Capital and Ares provide unitranche for Vitruvian's Callcredit
GE Capital and Ares Capital Europe have provided a unitranche debt facility for Vitruvian Partners-backed credit information service Callcredit.
KKR and Permira to sell Nordic business for up to €1.5bn
Two private equity firms and a trade player are in talks with German PE-backed broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media regarding the acquisition of its Nordic unit – a deal that could fetch up to €1.5bn, according to reports.
Blackstone et al. in second round bids for Intertrust
Blackstone, Cinven and Pamplona are bidding for Dutch corporate management business Intertrust Group after Carlyle and Goldman Sachs Private Equity dropped out of the race, according to reports.
German AIFMD draft criticised for strict stance
The German government has put forward a proposal for the implementation of the AIFMD that could destroy the country’s standing as a private equity fund location. The industry is confused – is this the biggest shake-up they have seen in recent years...