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UK - August Equity portfolio company completes acquisitions

August Equity portfolio company Boat International Media Ltd has acquired The Wood Report, a database and information provider for the superyacht industry, for an undisclosed sum. In addition, the company has also acquired the remaining 50% stake in the...

  • Portfolio management
  • 07 May 2008
UK - MTSF invests in nanoTherics

The Mercia Technology Seed Fund (MTSF) has invested an undisclosed sum into scientific medical devices company nanoTherics Ltd.

  • Early-stage
  • 07 May 2008
GERMANY - Leonardo Venture increases participation in Culavis GmbH

Leonardo Venture GmbH & Co KGaA has increased its stake in portfolio company Culavis GmbH by 10%, taking its interest in the business to 48%. In addition to the purchase price for the shares, Leonardo Venture is also making a silent participation, bound...

  • Expansion
  • 07 May 2008
GERMANY - EQT Opportunity acquires Strauss Innovation

EQT Opportunity has signed an agreement with the shareholders of private label retail chain Strauss Innovation to acquire a majority stake in the company through a capital increase. The current majority owners, the Geringhoff family, will continue to...

  • Buyouts
  • 07 May 2008
CEE – Arcapita acquires Pinnacle Real Estate

Arcapita has acquired Pinnacle Real Estate, a developer and operator of logistics warehouses in Central and Eastern Europe, from Merrill Lynch for an undisclosed sum. The deal includes 230,000 square metres of leased warehouses and a land bank of nearly...

  • Buyouts
  • 07 May 2008
UK - 3i takes stake in environmental consultancy

3i has acquired a significant minority stake in environmental consultancy SLR from ISIS Equity Partners for £32.5m. The investment values the company at £100m.

  • Expansion
  • 07 May 2008
FRANCE - Colony and Eurazeo to raise stakes in Accor to 30%

Colony Capital and Eurazeo plan to raise their stakes in publicly listed Accor to a combined total of 30%. On 13 May 2008 Eurazeo will thus own 19,561,291 shares, which is 8.5% of Accor’s share capital, and over time will seek to increase this position...

  • PIPEs
  • 06 May 2008
US/NORWAY – HitecVision sells Knowledge Systems

HitecVision has sold its stake in Knowledge Systems, a Sugar Land, Texas-based provider of geopressure and geomechanical software, to Halliburton Inc (NYSE: HAL) for an undisclosed value. The business was acquired through Landmark, a product service line...

  • Exits
  • 06 May 2008
SPAIN – Vista-backed toy manufacturer to loose Disney license

Market rumour suggests that toy manufacturer Famosa, backed by Vista Capital, could loose the license to manufacture toys under the Disney brand. If the reports hold true, the company risks loosing one of its most successful product lines to US toy manufacturer...

  • Portfolio management
  • 06 May 2008
ITALY – Valentino delisting completed

It is understood that the last stage of the Valentino delisting by Permira, which is valued at EUR 1.8bn, has concluded.

  • Buyouts
  • 06 May 2008
SPAIN – N+1-backed Eolia Renovables gets EUR 80m loan

N+1-backed renewable energy specilaist Eolia Renovables has received an EUR 80m loan from Banesto in order to guarantee its operations until 2010.

  • Infrastructure
  • 06 May 2008
SPAIN – Caja Navarra to invest in video game developer

Caja Navarra is to invest up to EUR 500,000 in Catalonian video game developer U-Play Studios through the Eurocam Alto Rendimiento fund.

  • Early-stage
  • 06 May 2008
FRANCE – EdRIP supports duel acquisitions for CEME

Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners' (EdRIP) portfolio company Compagnie d’Entreprises Mechaniques et Electroniques (CEME), which comprises a number of diverse industrial businesses, has completed the joint acquisitions of air conditioning specialists...

  • Expansion
  • 06 May 2008
US/SWEDEN - Nordic Capital in $4.1bn buyout of ConvaTec

Nordic Capital Fund VII and New York-based private equity firm Avista Capital Partners have acquired ConvaTec, a provider of wound therapeutics and ostomy care products, from Bristol-Myers Squibb for $4.1bn. The deal is expected to close in the third...

  • Buyouts
  • 06 May 2008
UK - RJD acquires Comtec

RJD Partners has acquired Comtec, a specialist supplier of software solutions to travel agents, for an undisclosed sum. HSBC provided senior debt for the deal.

  • Buyouts
  • 06 May 2008
Matrix makes 5x returns in Holloway partial exit

  • Exits
  • 05 May 2008
ITALY - BS Private Equity exits textile manufacturer

BS Private Equity together with IPEF III and MPS Venture has sold its controlling stake in textile manufacturer Klopman in a deal with an enterprise value of EUR 70m, generating a 3x money multiple for the seller.

  • Exits
  • 02 May 2008
SWEDEN – 3i looking to auction off Ambea

According to reports, 3i is in the process of auctioning off its 75% stake in Ambea, a Swedish healthcare provider, for up to EUR 900m. Bidders rumoured to be interest include Doughty Hanson, PAI Partners and Merrill Lynch Private Equity. The Singapore...

  • Exits
  • 02 May 2008
GERMANY - Paine & Partners complete acquisition of Stabilus GmbH

Paine & Partners have completed the acquisition of gas springs manufacturer Stabilus GmbH from Montagu Private Equity. The value of the deal was not disclosed but reports indicate that it is worth more than €500m.

  • Buyouts
  • 02 May 2008
UK - Seraphim and Oxford Capital invest £2m in Sirigen

Seraphim Capital and Oxford Capital Partners have invested £2m in Sirigen, a company that uses light-harvesting polymeric materials in its High Sensitivity Flurescence technology. The technology is used in biological assays with a specific focus on diagnostic...

  • Expansion
  • 01 May 2008
UK - YFM invests £250,000 in GO-SIM

YFM Venture Finance has invested a further £250,000 in prepaid global SIM cards provider for mobile phones GO-SIM.

  • Expansion
  • 01 May 2008
FRANCE – IPO invests in Maisons Socoren

IPO has invested in construction company Maisons Socoren. The investment will be used to consolidate it’s position in the market as well as continue the company’s development program.

  • Buyouts
  • 01 May 2008
SWEDEN - Triton makes SEK 1.5bn bid for listed Cision

Triton, through Swedish holding company Cyril Acquisition AB, has made a public offer of SEK 1.5bn for Cision, a Stockholm based PR, IR and marketing communication and consultancy business. The bid is set to SEK 20 per share, which is a 66% premium compared...

  • Buyouts
  • 01 May 2008
UK - ECI buys ilG Digital

ECI Partners has acquired digital communications agency ilG Digital Ltd in a deal which values the company at around £45m.

  • Buyouts
  • 01 May 2008
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