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Arle bolsters DACH team
Mid-cap GP Arle Capital Partners has hired two investment executives in its DACH-focused team.
CD&R wins B&M Retail race
Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has acquired a significant stake in the buyout of UK discount retailer B&M Retail, a deal rumoured to be valued around the £950m mark.
Iris Capital and Siparex invest €2.2m in V3D
Iris Capital and Siparex Proximité Innovation have invested €2.2m in French software developer Vision 360 Degrés (V3D).
Lyceum's Access Group buys thankQ
Access Group, a business management solutions provider backed by Lyceum Capital, has acquired fundraising and CRM software specialist thankQ for £2.7m.
LBO France buys Alvest off AXA PE and Equistone
LBO France has acquired French industrial group Alvest from AXA Private Equity and Equistone.
LDC buys HMV live music division
LDC has bought Mama Group, the live music division of entertainment retailer HMV, for £7.3m.
ICG backs MBO of ATPI from Equistone
The management team of UK-based travel management business ATPI has bought the company from Equistone with support from ICG.
France's fiscal cliff-hanger
Fiscal cliff-hanger
Alto makes 2x on Monviso SBO
PM & Partners Private Equity has acquired Italian food producer Monviso from Alto Partners.
Nordic Capital refinances Orc with €60m bond issue
Orc Group, a Swedish financial technology and services provider owned by Nordic Capital, has placed a five-year €60m senior secured high-yield bond.
Iris Capital opens North American and Asian offices
French venture capital firm Iris Capital has opened further offices in the US, Canada, China and Japan.
NiXEN's Babeau Seguin buys Vesta
NiXEN's portfolio company, French home construction group Babeau Seguin, has made its second bolt-on in less than a year with the acquisition of Vesta.
Leverage not a conclusive factor to explain insolvencies, academics say
Debt is not a conclusive factor in explaining insolvencies for portfolio companies, and PE-backed businesses do not carry more insolvency risk than other companies, according to new research by Imperial College London and Leeds University.
Iris leads €2m round in YouScribe
Iris Capital has led a €2m funding round for French online content publication platform YouScribe.
French private equity remains male-oriented affair
Although diversity has taken a timid step forward overall, investment teams in French private equity houses remain predominantly male, according to recent research by Deloitte and trade body AFIC.
XAnge and Siparex back La Ruche qui dit Oui!
XAnge Private Equity and Solid, a social enterprise fund managed by Siparex, have invested €1.5m in French marketplace La Ruche qui dit Oui!
Mid-cap valuations dragged down by trade buyers
Valuations down
Siparex raises €110m on way to €150m target
French mid-cap investor Siparex has already raised €110m for its MidMarket III fund, which held a €90m first close in September.
La Caixa launches new €23m fund
Spanish bank La Caixa has launched its new fund, Caixa Innvierte Industria, which attracted €23m in commitments and will be managed by Caixa Capital Risc, according to reports in the Spanish press.
EdRCP backs Artedist in Alpem acquisition
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners (EdRCP) has supported the acquisition of French paper specialist Alpem by its portfolio company Artedist.
Apollo officially launches new $12bn fund
Global private equity house Apollo Global Management has started marketing its eighth buyout fund with a $12bn target, co-founder Josh Harris announced during a presentation at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services conference...
Omnes backs Adictiz with €2m
Omnes Capital (formerly Crédit Agricole Private Equity) has invested €2m in French video games developer Adictiz.
BC Partners and TPG circle Greek lottery business
BC Partners and TPG Capital are among the potential bidders for a 33% stake in Greek lottery monopoly OPAP, put up for sale by the country's Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF).
Perusa buys Opcon division for SEK 218m
Perusa has acquired the engine efficiency division of Opcon, a Swedish energy and environmental technology group, for SEK 218m.