Buyouts
UK - Foresight invests £3.75m to support Diagnos BIMBO
Foresight has supported the BIMBO of software company Diagnos Ltd with an equity investment of close to ТЃ4m.
SPAIN - N+1 downsizes fund
It is understood that Spanish asset manager and private equity house has downsized the size of its EQMC fund by 30%.
SPAIN - Doughty Hanson in talks over Yoigo deal
According to reports, UK buyout house Doughty Hanson is in talks regarding an investment into Spanish mobile business Yoigo with majority owner Swedish-Finnish telephone operator TeliaSonera.
FRANCE - Pragma leads Leyton & Associés SBO
Pragma Capital has acquired a majority stake in consultancy Leyton & Associés as part of a EUR 130m secondary management buyout of the firm from iXEN Partners and Capzanine, with listed Belgian investor Gimv co-investing and taking a minority interest....
UK - Graphite embarks on timber buy-and-build
Graphite Capital has acquired a majority stake in timber windows producer Performance Window Group (PWG) for an undisclosed sum.
NORWAY - Herkules buys Tilbords from subsidiary
Norwegian buyout house Herkules Capital has acquired kitchen and interior products retailer, Tilbords, from Nordic Interior Group (NIG), a portfolio company in Herkules Private Equity Fund II.
FINLAND - Bridgepoint to de-list Terveystalo
Pan-European buyout house Bridgepoint has received acceptance from approximately 96% of shareholders of listed Finnish healthcare provider Terveystalo Healthcare Oyj for its EUR 2 per share takeover bid.
ITALY - AXA PE takes minority stake in TRE & Partners
AXA Private equity has taken a 45% stake in TRE & Partners, a newly established holding company designed to invest in wind, hydro and solar projects in Italy, as part of a joint venture with Italian industrial group Tozzi.
GERMANY - BluO acquires Metro unit in EUR 10m deal
Private equity newcomer BluO has acquired Adler, the beleaguered fashion store unit of listed retailer Metro, in a deal thought to be worth EUR 10m.
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SWEDEN - Altor and Bure acquire Carnegie for SEK 2.3bn
Swedish private equity firms Altor Equity Partners and Bure Equity have jointly acquired Swedish investment bank Carnegie and its seperate business unit Max Matthiessen Holding, a pension and insurance adviser, from the Swedish National Debt Office for...
ROMANIA - GED to acquire Diamedix for EUR 15m
Spanish private equity firm GED Capital is set to acquire a controlling interest in Romania-based medical equipment distributor Diamedix in a deal thought to be valued at approximately EUR 15m.
FRANCE - Siparex backs Greenwich OBO
Siparex has supported an owner-buyout of management consulting partnership Greenwich Consulting, taking a 17% stake in the company. The business will be renamed TwentyOne.
FRANCE - CDC CI and Ouest Croissance acquires Groupe Marais
CDC Capital investissement (CDC CI) and Ouest Croissance have acquired trenching company Groupe Marais in a management buyout.
UK - Permira and News Corp. complete NDS acquisition
Permira and News Corporation has today announced that the scheme of arrangement for the $3.6bn de-listing of digital set-top box manufacturer NDS Group has become fully effective.
ITALY - DGPA acquires 65% stake in Production
DGPA has acquire a 65% stake in industrial group Production, with the remaining stake is held by the funding owners Gianni and Rosario Imperatore and the management.
UK - Apax and GfK interested in Synovate
Apax Partners and German market research firm GfK are reported as being interested in Synovate, the market research arm of Aegis Group.
RUSSIA - PPF to acquire 51% stake of Eldorado
Czech Republic-based private equity firm PPF Group is said to be in the process of acquiring a 51% stake in Russian electronics retailer Eldorado.
SPAIN - Bridgepoint interested in Cintra
According to reports, Bridgepoint is among the interested bidders for Ferrovial's parking lot division Cintra valued at approximately EUR 500m.
GERMANY - CornerstoneCapital backs MBI of Integrata AG from Logica
CornerstoneCapital has, together with the buy-in managers Ingmar J Rath, Gerhard Wächter and Dr Andreas Dahmen, acquired software training business Integrata AG from Logica.
ITALY - Kingsbridge in talks over IT Holding
Market rumour suggests that private equity fund Kingsbridge is in talks with listed IT Holding, an Italy-based fashion group operating in the luxury goods market, over a EUR 100m investment in the debt-laden group.
POLAND - Penta acquired Okna Rabien
Czech private equity firm Penta Holding Ltd has acquired Polish windows and glass doors maker Okna Rabien.
ITALY - BS Private Equity acquires TiNet for EUR 47m
BS Private Equity has acquired Tiscali International Network (TiNet) in a deal valued at EUR 47m.
UK - LDC acquires Quantum Specials in £32.5m deal
LDC has acquired medicine supplier Quantum Specials in a management buyout valued at ТЃ32.5m.