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Axa PE raises €1.75bn for infrastructure fund

Axa Private Equity has closed its largest ever infrastructure fund on €1.75bn, including €300m of co-investments.

  • Infrastructure
  • 18 March 2013
Proportion of early-stage and expansion activity in UK regions
London & Scotland see most growth investment

In 2012, the UK’s venture and growth capital scene was once again most active in London, where unquote” data recorded 82 transactions with a combined value of £734m.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 14 March 2013
3i and RCP exit Giraffe to Tesco

3i and Risk Capital Partners (RCP) have sold their 36.8% stakes in UK-based restaurant chain Giraffe to Tesco, giving the business a £48.6m enterprise value.

  • Exits
  • 13 March 2013
HTGF, eCapital et al. invest €3.3m in Saperatec

A consortium led by eCapital entrepreneurial Partners and including High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Gründerfonds Bielefeld-Ostwestfalen, NRW Bank and a business angel, has invested €3.3m in German recycling business Saperatec.

  • Early-stage
  • 13 March 2013
Endless reaps 6x on Acenta Steel exit

Endless has sold its stake in UK-based steel bars processor Acenta Steel to the company's management, reaping a return of 6x its original investment.

  • Exits
  • 13 March 2013
RJD's Harrington Brooks acquires customer books in bolt-on

RJD Partners portfolio company Harrington Brooks has acquired customer books from Carrington Dean and The Nostrum Group, marking the company's first expansion following its secondary buyout in July 2012.

  • Portfolio management
  • 13 March 2013
Maven sells Homelux to QEP Company

Maven Capital Partners has sold tile accessories business Homelux to US firm QEP Company, following its carve-out from UK-based Homelux Nenplas Ltd.

  • Exits
  • 12 March 2013
Finance Wales backs Safety Technology

Finance Wales has provided Monmouthshire-based safety specialist Safety Technology with a six-figure loan.

  • Expansion
  • 12 March 2013
Oxford Capital exits Arieso to JDSU

Oxford Capital Partners has sold UK-based mobile network optimisation specialist Arieso to Nasdaq-listed JDSU in a $85m deal.

  • Exits
  • 12 March 2013
CVC sells further shares in Evonik ahead of IPO

CVC and Rag Foundation have sold a further 4.6% stake in German chemicals business Evonik, reducing their stakes by around 6% each in total, ahead of a renewed attempt at listing the business.

  • DACH
  • 12 March 2013
Osprey backs Indexx Markets

Osprey Capital has invested in UK-based financial services firm Indexx Markets.

  • Early-stage
  • 11 March 2013
Partners Group reshuffles executive team

Partners Group has announced plans to reshuffle its board of directors and executive team, including the appointment of two new co-CEOs.

  • People
  • 11 March 2013
Ingenious Ventures invests £900,000 in Casabu

Ingenious Ventures has led a £900,000 series-A funding round for UK-based online retailer Casabu.

  • Expansion
  • 11 March 2013
Axa PE backs Five's bolt-on of Mag Americas

Axa Private Equity has provided its French portfolio company Fives Group, an industrial engineering business, with additional funding in order to acquire US-based Mag Americas.

  • Portfolio management
  • 11 March 2013
Paul Lawrence and Michel Thill of Ogier
Ogier opens Luxembourg office

Ogier Fiduciary Services, a provider of corporate, fund and private wealth administration services, has opened an office in Luxembourg.

  • Benelux
  • 07 March 2013
Albion exits Nelson House to NHS-Care UK partnership

Albion Ventures has sold UK-based mental health hospital Nelson House to Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Care UK for £8m, generating a £2m profit for the VC.

  • Exits
  • 07 March 2013
Foresight invests £7.5m in Utility Funding

Foresight Group has backed Utility Funding Ltd (UFL) with £7.5m to roll out smart metres across the UK.

  • Expansion
  • 06 March 2013
Battery and Hasso Plattner back GoEuro with seed funding

Battery Ventures has led a $4m seed round for German travel search platform GoEuro, which also attracted funding from Hasso Plattner Ventures (HPV) and business angels.

  • Early-stage
  • 06 March 2013
Blackstone et al. circle Electra‘s Allflex

Electra Partners' livestock identification company Allflex has attracted interest from a dozen private equity firms, including Blackstone, Carlyle and Bain Capital, according to reports.

  • Buyouts
  • 06 March 2013
Advent, Index and e.ventures back farfetch

Advent Venture Partners, Index Ventures and e.ventures have reinvested in farfetch, a UK-based e-commerce marketplace for independent fashion boutiques, in a $20m round led by Condé Nast.

  • Expansion
  • 06 March 2013
HTGF and K5 back Yorxs.de

High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), K5 Ventures and a group of business angels have invested in German business Yorxs.de, an online portal for bulk diamonds and diamond jewellery.

  • Expansion
  • 05 March 2013
Finance Wales backs Fendor with growth capital

Finance Wales has invested £400,000 of mezzanine capital in Fendor, a Tyne and Wear-based manufacturer of glazing systems.

  • Expansion
  • 05 March 2013
Innova sells Donako to Rudolf Weinberger Holding

Innova Capital and co-owner Zeleznik Industrie Consulting GmbH have sold Polish industrial manufacturing business Donako to Austrian trade buyer Rudolf Weinberger Holding.

  • CEE
  • 05 March 2013
Innovacom backs Green Communications

Innovacom has invested in French digital start-up Green Communications as part of a €600,000 funding round.

  • France
  • 05 March 2013
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