Deals
UK – Aberdeen injects £7m into FMG
Aberdeen Asset Managers Private Equity has invested £7m for a significant minority stake in FMG Support Limited, the largest independent fleet performance improvement company in the UK .
SPAIN – Rhône Capital interested in wholesaler El Árbol
According to reports, French firm Rhône Capital is considering a bid for Spanish wholesaler El Árbol.
UK - Advent Ventures leads $24m ORECon deal
Advent Venture Partners has led a $24m round into wave energy device developer ORECon.
UK – YFM in £6m MBO of Fishawack
YFM Private Equity has invested £2.55m to back the £6m MBO of Fishawack, a specialist medical communications business. Other investors included the Chandos Fund which invested £2.05m and the British Smaller Companies VCT which invested £0.5m. Co-op...
UK – Aberdeen injects £7m into FMG
Aberdeen Asset Managers Private Equity has invested £7m for a significant minority stake in FMG Support Limited, the largest independent fleet performance improvement company in the UK .
UK - HSBC backs £77m SBO of Britton Group
HSBC Private Equity has acquired plastic packaging manufacturer Britton Group from LDC for £77m.
DENMARK - Montagu-backed Unifeeder divests freight division
Montagu Private Equity’s portfolio company, Unifeeder, has sold its freight forwarding division to Blue Water Shipping, a Danish freight solutions company, for an undisclosed value.
FRANCE – Truffle backs consultancy in EUR 2m deal
Truffle Capital has pumped EUR 2.1m into French consultancy firm Eco-Carbone. The business was set up in 2001 as a specialist adviser for climate change mitigation. Eco-Carbone’s two main areas of focus are acting as a consultant to coal mines, and...
SPAIN – Debaeque invests in software firm Oasyssoft
Barcelona-based venture firm Debaeque has invested EUR 3m in software company Oasyssoft.
SWEDEN - Procuritas acquires Olivia Group
Procuritas has acquired the majority of the shares in Olivia Group, a company that specialises in personal assistance for functional impaired individuals and elderly care services, for an undisclosed value. The management and its founder, Karsten Inde,...
UK – LDC backs £27m MBO of Davies Chartered Loss Adjusters
LDC has invested £8.6m in the £27m MBO of Davies Chartered Loss Adjusters, a provider of loss adjusting and associated claims services to the insurance industry.
UK – T-Mobile Venture Fund invests in Ubiquisys
T-Mobile Venture Fund has invested an undisclosed sum in Ubiquisys, a developer of 3G femtocells, joining existing investors including Google, Accel Partners, Atlas Ventures and Advent Venture Partners, .
SPAIN – Clave Mayor in snacks manufacturer acquisition
Clave Mayor and the Development Company of Navarra (Sodena) have paid EUR 6.5m for a 46.4% stake in snack manufacturer Apex.
FINLAND - Ratos-backed Medifiq Healthcare makes SEK 610m acquisition
Ratos-owned Medifiq Healthcare has wholly acquired Medisize Medical, a Swiss manufacturer of medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging, which is part of the listed group Medisize Holding for an enterprise value of SEK 610m.
NORWAY - Reiten-backed NEAS enters agreement with Norwegian Property
Reiten & Co-backed NEAS, a Norwegian facility management company, has entered into an agreement with Norwegian Property to manage all its commercial properties, which are mainly based in Oslo and Stavanger.
DENMARK - AAC Capital and Polaris in BabySam MBO
AAC Capital Partners and Polaris Private Equity agreed to acquire a majority stake in BabySam as part of an management buyout of the business for an undisclosed value.
ITALY – Palladio acquires industrial manufacturer Emer
Palladio Finanziaria has acquired specialised industrial manufacturer Emer in a club deal led by Pop Milano Venice which also included Mps Capital Services and Efibanca. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed but according to sources it is...
TURKEY - AIG sells AFM Cinema
AIG investments has sold its 51.91% share in AFM Uluslararasi Film, a cinema and entertainment company, to A1 Group Ltd, the key investment group of Alfa-Group Consortium.