Deals
CEE - Good Energies sells Romanian wind farms for EUR 1.1bn
Good Energies has sold its share in two Romanian wind farms to Czech utility company CEZ for EUR 1.1bn.
UK - Oxford Capital exits Infobasis for USD 5m
Oxford Capital has sold its stake in human resources software specialist Infobasis to Nasdaq-listed HR and data software provider Salary.com Inc in a USD 5m deal.
UK - Alchemy completes £90m Noonan acquisition
Alchemy Partners has acquired cleaning company Noonan Services Group in a deal valued at over EUR 90m.
GERMANY – Neuhaus leads Charismathics investment
Neuhaus Partners GmbH has led an undisclosed investment into software company Charismathics GmbH in a first round of funding. BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Bayern Kapital GmbH and the management also participated in the financing.
RUSSIA – Mint Capital injects USD 10m into Tinkoff
Mint Capital has injected USD 10m into restaurant chain Tinkoff Restaurants.
UK - Clayton, Dubilier & Rice acquires BTG for £417m
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has agreed to acquire Bodycote Testing Group (BTG), the materials testing subsidiary of Bodycote Plc, in a deal valued at around £417m.
SWEDEN - Argan acquires Humana Group
Argan Capital has acquired a controlling stake in Humana Group, a provider of personal assistance services for individuals with functional impairments.
SWEDEN - Nordic Venture Partners injects EUR 5m into NYX Interactive
Nordic Venture Partners has invested EUR 5m into NYX Interactive, a developer and supplier of online gaming technology.
SWEDEN - EQT sells remaining shares in Duni
EQT has sold its remaining 16.72% stake in Duni AB, a Swedish table top supplier, with reports suggesting that the investor has received approximately SEK 322m for its 7.9m shares based on a price of SEK 41 per share.
UK - GI Partners acquires Care Aspirations
GI Partners has acquired mental health services group Care Aspirations, in a deal believed to be worth between £60m and £70m.
NETHERLANDS – SpePharm raises EUR 26m
Paul Capital Healthcare, TVM Capital and Signet Healthcare Partners have invested EUR 26m into drug commercialisation business SpePharm Holding BV.
GERMANY/CEE – bmp AG supports three seed companies with EUR 600,000
Bmp Media Investors has invested EUR 600,000 into Germany-based Microshooting, and Polish businesses Sklepy firmowe and Pomocni, with the investment being paid on a milestone bases. The three companies will commence business at the end of August or the...
SWEDEN - Linkmed and Koncentra invest SEK 20m into AnaMar
Linkmed and Koncentra Holding have injected a further SEK 10m each into Swedish biotech company AnaMar Medical. LinkMed will retain a 24.9% stake in the company following the transaction.
FRANCE - Pragma stages buyout of Texa
Pragma Capital has completed a tertiary buyout of insurance company Texa from Abénex Capital for an undisclosed sum.
UK - NorthStar leads £500k investment in Durham Pipeline Technology
NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI) has led a £500,000 investment into pipeline maintenance company Durham Pipeline Technology (DPT), alongside Enterprise Ventures (EV) and senior management.
LATVIA - Argus et al acquire IZZI
Contaq Latvian Cable, Argus Capital and Syntaxis Capital have acquired Latvian cable television broadcaster IZZI SIA for an undisclosed sum. DnB NORD Banka and funds advised by Syntaxis Capital provided a senior debt and mezzanine package to support the...
GERMANY – Consortium backs TWK MBO
DZ Equity Partner and strategic investor addfinity industries GmbH & Co KG have backed a management buyout of TKW Technische Kunststoffteile und Werkzeugbau GmbH & Co KG, a provider of industrial plastic-injection moulding and multi-material components...
UK - Realpubs to expand
Brockton Capital-backed Realpubs is expected to announce a deal with an undisclosed rival pub chain to buy five freehold pubs, reports suggest.
GERMANY - TGFS supports Meetwise
Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS) has provided an unspecified sum of seed financing to Meetwise GmbH, a company that develops remote conferencing solutions.
GERMANY - TGFS backs Pharetis GmbH
Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS), an early-stage investor that finances business start-ups in the Saxony region, has invested an undisclosed sum into online social network Pharetis GmbH as part of a seed financing round.
FINLAND - Northzone and Conor raise EUR 6m for Supponor
Northzone Ventures and existing investor Conor Venture Partners have co-lead a EUR 6m series-A funding round for Supponor Ltd, a provider of digital billboard replacement (DBR) solutions.
CEE - Apax in talks with NLB
Reports suggest that Apax Partners has entered exclusive talks regarding the purchase of the 30.6% stake in Nova Ljubljanska Banca (NLB), Slovenia's largest bank, currently held by Belgium's KBC after Blackstone pulled out of the EUR 900m auction.
IRELAND - Delta invests EUR 2.5m into Luzern Solutions
Delta Partners has invested EUR 2.5m into e-commerce platform Luzern Solutions Ltd.
BELGIUM - Carlyle- and Kennet-backed FRSGlobal completes acquisition
The Carlyle Group and Kennet Partners have supported portfolio company FRSGlobal, a provider of global risk and regulatory compliance reporting solutions, in its acquisition of Swiss risk management business IRIS integrated risk management solutions AG.