Deals
FRANCE - Alliance and Avenir acquire Malpello
Alliance Entreprendre and Avenir Entreprises have completed a secondary MBO of the Malpello group, which consists of Médipréma, Ella-Legros and Gamain.
UK – SCF Partners-backed Reservoir Group acquires InfoAsset
SCF Partners-backed oil fields services business Reservoir Group has acquired data management firm InfoAsset for an undisclosed sum.
SWITZERLAND - Creathor Venture supports Diva
Creathor Venture has invested in Diva AG, the developer of a B2B publishing hub for digital media assets.
SPAIN - Talde invests EUR 200,000 into Osetech
Talde has invested EUR 200,000 into life sciences firm Osetech.
GERMANY – HTGF invests in make.tv
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has invested an undisclosed sum into web television company make.tv GmbH.
FRANCE - IDI exits Armor
IDI and IPO have sold their respective stakes in chemicals company Armor to Orfite.
UK - Endless acquires Cosalt Holiday Homes
Endless has acquired the holiday homes division of marine safety group Cosalt for a nominal price.
FRANCE - AXA closing in on Skyrock sale
According to reports, AXA Private Equity may have found a suitable buyer for radio station Skyrock in the shape of TF1, the French television company.
FRANCE - Avenir and OSÉO invest EUR 1m into Nomia
Avenir Entreprises and OSÉO have supported software business Nomia with an investment of around EUR 1m.
UK - August acquires Enara as platform for buy-and-build
August equity has acquired home care provider Enara Ltd as the platform business for a buy-and-build growth strategy.
BELGIUM – Agri Investment and Thuja lead EUR 8.5m Okapi funding
Agri Investment Fund and Thuja Capital have led an EUR 8.5m financing round for Okapi Sciences NV, a new Belgian biopharmaceutical business. Fortis Private Equity Arkimedes, KBC Arkiv, the Flemish innovation fund Vinnof, the Gemma Frisius Fund KU Leuven...
GERMANY - IBB et al. invest in TRIBAX
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Phoenix Foundation GmbH and private investor Axel Steinwarz have invested an undisclosed sum into online community software company TRIBAX GmbH.
SWEDEN - Ratos-backed EuroMaint acquires Husqvarna division
Ratos portfolio company EuroMaint, a Swedish maintenance company, has signed a declaration of intent with Husqvarna to acquire the company's maintenance and tools operations.
FRANCE – UFG PE invest EUR 1.1m in aXigate
UFG Private Equity has invested EUR 1.1m into administrative software company aXigate.
UK - Inflexion achieves 2x return from Ilchester Cheese sale
Inflexion Private Equity has sold Ilchester Cheese, a producer and exporter of fine quality speciality cheeses, to Norwegian milk co-operative Tine BA for an undisclosed sum, generating a money multiple in excess of 2x and an IRR in the mid twenties over...
DENMARK - Vækstfonden backs DKK 6m Bjerre Media funding
Government-backed Vækstfonden has invested DKK 3m as part of a DKK 6m funding round for Bjerre Media, a Danish publisher that has developed a customer service system for publishing houses, alongside five business angels.
ITALY – DGPA acquires Planters in EUR 24m deal
DGPA Capital has acquired a 67% stake in natural cosmetics manufacturer and distributor Planters in a leveraged buyout valued at EUR 24m.
UK - MMC invests a further £1.5m into Clash-Media
MMC Venture has made a follow-on investment of £1.5m into marketing company Clash-Media.
NETHERLANDS - SET Venture invests in SolarTotal
SET Venture Partners has invested an undisclosed sum into photovoltaic business SolarTotal Holding BV.
GLOBAL - KKR delays listing
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) has delayed its plans to go public for a second time this year, blaming the current market conditions.
TURKEY – Turken invests in Mavi
Turken has acquired a stake in apparel brand Mavi.
SWEDEN - EQT-backed Ivytan makes SEK 3.9bn cash offer for Q-Med
Ivytan AB, which is indirectly owned by EQT and Lyftet Holding, has made a cash offer for Swedish biotechnology firm Q-Med valuing the business at SEK 3.9bn. The bid is priced at SEK 39 per Q-Med share - a 24% premium to the closing price on 31 October.
SWEDEN - Riverside-backed Sage acquires H&H
The Riverside Company-backed international communications company Sage Holdings has acquired Hallvarsson & Halvarson (H&H), a Swedish corporate communications and web services firm.
UK - Carlyle acquires Gardner Group
The Carlyle Group has acquired Gardner Group Ltd, a supplier of metallic aerostructure details, from Dunedin and Rolls-Royce for an undisclosed sum.