Deals
UK - IMAC invets £2.3m in QobliQ
Inegnious Media Active Capital Ltd (IMAC) has invested £2.3m in QobliQ Ltd, an international marketing services group.
DENMARK - Enex Group injects EUR 4.2m into Vopium
Enex Group has invested EUR 4.2m into Vopium, a Copenhagen-based developer of software for mobile telephones that is designed to make international calls less expensive.
GERMANY - Buchanan Capital Partners acquires Aqua Vital
Buchanan Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in water dispenser company Aqua Vital Quell- und Mineralwasser GmbH from the owner, Peter Lázár, for an undisclosed amount.
GERMANY - Finatem exits Steudle Holding GmbH
Majority shareholder Finatem, together with Invest Equity and the management, has realised its investment in electrical contacts manufacturer Steudle Holding GmbH in a sale to a consortium of investors for an undisclosed sum.
SPAIN - Pay-per-view channel could awaken private equity interest
Reports suggest that potential buyers for pay-per-view channel Digital+ could include Apax and Permira, who are both active in the audiovisual sector, as well as other European investor groups.
ITALY - ICON invests in AriaDSL
A consortium led by Russian group ICON Private Equity and Goldman Sachs has acquired a majority stake in telecommunications company AriaDSL, in a deal valued at EUR 100m.
NETHERLANDS - Egeria takes stake in Morssinkhof Rymoplast
Egeria has taken a stake in Dutch mechanical plastics recycler Morssinkhof Rymoplast.
NETHERLANDS - Rabo acquires Oskomera
Rabo Participaties has acquired a substantial stake in Oskomera for an undisclosed sum.
NETHERLANDS - Forbion and Inventages back AM-Pharma with EUR 7m
Existing investors Forbion Capital Partners and Inventages Venture Capital have backed AM-Pharma, a Dutch biopharmaceutical company, with a EUR 7m investment. The funding represents the first close of a series-C financing round targeting EUR 30m.
UK - Palamon portfolio company to float
Financial services business Towry Law, which is partially owned by Palamon Capital Partners, is reported to be planning to float in 2008.
UK - Aberdeen invests in Training for Travel Limited
Aberdeen Asset Managers Growth Capital has led an investment into Training for Travel Ltd, a provider of government funded training services to travel companies.
GERMANY - Capital Dynamics co-investment team reaps 20x returns from TGE float
Capital Dynamics' co-investment team has exited a substantial portion of its stake in TGE Marine AG, a provider of engineering solutions to the offshore gas industry, through a listing on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market, which raised around £67m...
UK - MSIF invests £3m into Vitaflo
Merseyside Special Investment Fund's (MSIF) Venture Fund has invested £3m as part of a funding package to refinance nutritional products company Vitaflo.
ITALY - Cape increases its stake in Castaldi
Cape Natexis has acquired the 22.5% stake held by the founding family of lighting fixtures company Castaldi, in which it is already a majority shareholder.
UK - Smedvig supports Ocean Outdoor with £5.5m
Smedvig Capital has invested £5.5m into Ocean Outdoor, a manager of large scale advertising sites.
ITALY – Ferax acquires Lazzaroni
Ferax Merchant has acquired approximately 90% of biscuit manufacturer D Lazzaroni & C in a deal valued at EUR 25m. The remaining stake will be held by the family vendors.
SPAIN – Clave Mayor-backed Red Karaoke announces new appointments
Clave Mayor-backed online music platform Red Karaoke has announced the appointment of Justin D. Abbott and Fernando Ara as part of the company’s plan to launch the service in the US.
UK - UPF seals first deal
MTI Partners' recently launched fund UMIP Premier Fund (UPF), targeting University of Manchester spin-outs, has invested £1m into Myconostica, a medical diagnostics company, as part of a £5.4m funding round.
ITALY – Alto Partners acquires plumbing firm
Alto Partners has acquired 100% of Rubinetterie Toscane Ponsi a company specialising in the manufacture of tabs and mixers through its fund Alto Capital II.
RUSSIA - Lion Capital to acquire Russian Alcohol
Lion Capital is to acquire a majority stake in Russian Alcohol Group. Goldman Sachs and Central European Distribution Corporation, a vodka producer in Poland and Russia, will also co-invest in the company.
UK - Sovereign portfolio company acquires Intercity Group
Sovereign Capital portfolio company LPM Group, a provider of contract cleaning, security and maintenance services, has acquired InterCity Group Ltd, a supplier of office and industrial cleaning and manned guarding services.
ITALY – Clessidra-backed Giochi Preziosi acquires British firm
Clessidra-backed Giochi Preziosi has acquired British leisure products distributor La Flair for approximately EUR 11m.
ITALY – Cape acquires 65% stake in ITM
Cape Natixis has acquired a 65% stake in pipe manufacturer International Trading Manufacturing (ITM) through its fund Cape Natixis Due.
TURKEY – Turkven invests in Tekin Acar
Turkven has invested in Turkish cosmetics retailer Tekin Acar.