Deals
CEE – Mid Europa increases its stake in Falcon Group
Mid Europa has increased its stake in telecommunication services company, Falcon Group, to 74.06%. The fund already acquired 36.76% in November 2006 and this deal has seen it acquire a further 37.3% from co-investor Lehman Brothers.
SWEDEN - Axcel takes 90% stake in John Bauer Organization
Axcel has acquired a 90% stake in Swedish education company John Bauer Organization AB (JBO) from founder Rune Tedfors. Tedfors will retain a minority stake.
PORTUGAL - Explorer closes Probos MBO
Explorer has completed the management buyout of packaging company Probos. The transaction was carried out via Explorer II fund.
FRANCE - Naxicap leads EUR 8m round in La Boucherie
Naxicap Partners has led a EUR 8m investment round in restaurateur La Boucherie alongside Perspectives et Participations Bred and BNP Paribas Développement. The Baudaire family and Christophe Mauxion will retain a majority stake in the company.
FINLAND - Sentica Partners merges DWT Engineering and Cavia
Sentica Partners has acquired DWT Engineering Oy, a supplier of sludge treatment technology, from Markku Sihvonen and Timo Kivimäki. The deal is an add-on acquisition to Cavia, Sentica’s portfolio company.
GERMANY – BayBG invests EUR 1m into TAKEO
BayBG has invested EUR 1m into Bavarian auto parts company TAKEO GmbH in the framework of a silent partnership.
GERMANY - High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital back Lophius
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have made an investment of EUR 600,000 into biotechnology company Lophius Biosciences.
FRANCE - Bridgepoint Capital et al sell Pisto
Bridgepoint Capital, Banexi Capital Partenaires and BNP Paribas Développement have exited their investment in oil services company Pisto in a trade sale to Australian financial services giant Macquarie Group.
UK - Ferd leads EUR 15m Cloud investment
Ferd Ventures has invested EUR 7.5m as part of a EUR 15m funding round for wireless broadband provider The Cloud, with incumbent backers providing EUR 7.25m and corporate financier GP Bullhound investing EUR 300,000.
ITALY – MPS backs EUR 6m PharmEste funding
MPS Venture and Mitsubichi Tanabe Group, via its MPH Healthcare fund, have subscribed to a EUR 6m financing round for biotechnology firm PharmaEste, alongside existing investors Z-Cube and Quantica.
UK - Pentech backs USD 2m Metaforic funding
Pentech Ventures and the Scottish Co-Investment Fund have made an investment of USD 2m into Metaphoric Ltd, a provider of anti-tamper software solutions.
UK - FF&P invests in IKON
FF&P Private Equity, the private equity division of Fleming Family & Partners, has invested an undisclosed sum in IKO Science Ltd, a provider of software and quantitive interpretation services to the upstream oil and gas sector.
FRANCE - Innovacom leads EUR 3.5 Drimki funding
Innovacom has invested EUR 3.2m as part of a EUR 3.5m second round of financing for Drimki, with Ambient Sound Investments (ASI) providing the remaining EUR 300,000.
GERMANY – Riverside exits Richter Chemie-Technik
The Riverside Company has fully exited its stake in Richter Chemie-Technik GmbH, a supplier of pumps, valves, controls and related services to selected segments of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, in a trade sale to IDEX Corporation.
FRANCE – L Capital sells Micromanina for EUR 480m
L Capital has sold games retailer Micromanina to US-based GameStop in a deal worth around EUR 480m including the assumption of the debt. GameStop will use several existing credit lines, as well as a EUR 150m loan from Bank of America, to finance the deal.
GERMANY - EQT sells Pfaff-silberblau to Columbus McKinnon
EQT Opportunity has, together with the Pfaff family and management, signed an agreement to sell lifting and handling equipment producer Pfaff-silberblau Hebezeugfabrik GmbH to global sector specialist Columbus McKinnon Corporation.
AUSTRIA - EK Mittelstandsfinanzierungs acquires stake in ANGER
EK Mittelstandsfinanzierungs AG, which is owned by Bank Austria and UniCredit Group, has acquired a 49% stake in ANGER MACHINING GmbH from MBI Maschinenbau Investment GmbH and Invest Unternehmensbeteiligungs Aktiengesellschaft.
UK - NorthStar leads £1m Ethicalsuperstore funding
NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI), through its Co-Investment Fund, has invested £550,000 as part of a £1m funding round for online retailer Ethicalsuperstore.com, with Rathbone Greenbank Investments providing £250,000 and business angels suppling the...
FRANCE - Barclays PE acquires Aerocan
Barclays Private Equity has acquired Aerocan, a manufacturer of aluminium cans and bottles, from N.I. Partners in a secondary buyout.
UK - European Capital exits Avery
European Capital has fully exited its stake in Avery Weigh-Tronix, a manufacturer of industrial weighing products and systems, in a trade sale to Illinois Tool Works Inc. The value of the deal was undisclosed, but it equated to a finalised IRR over the...
UK - Amadeus backs EnQii
Amadeus Capital Partners and Wellington Partners have co-led an USD 18m series-B round of funding for EnQii Holdings Ltd, a digital out-of-home advertising specialist, alongside existing backer Ithmaar Bank.
SWEDEN - Industrifonden backs Cyrba with SEK 20m
Industrifonden has invested SEK 20m into Cyrba Innovation Products, a supplier of components to the whirlpool industry.
FRANCE - Abénex et al complete EUR 329m Buffalo Grill acquisition
Abénext Capital, iXEN and NI Partners have finalised their secondary buyout of Buffalo Grill from Colony Capital, in a deal that values the restaurant chain at EUR 329m.