Deals
SPAIN - Dinamia and Nmás 1 acquire Alcad for EUR 9,8m
Private equity firms Dinamia and Nmás 1 have acquired Alcad in an MBO valued at EUR 9,8m.
FRANCE - CDC CI acquires 66% of Feu Vert
CDC Capital Investissement has acquired 66% of Cofidim, a holding comprising car servicing business Feu Vert, spare parts distributor Impex, and windshield repair company Mondiale Par-Brise.
UK - Montagu exits Cory in £588m deal to ABN AMRO Infrastructure
Montagu Private Equity has sold waste management company Cory Environmental Holdings to a consortium led by ABN AMRO Infrastructure Capital for ТЃ588m. The sale through acquisition vehicle Viking Consortium Holdings Ltd enables Montagu to exit following...
UK - KKR's initial bid for Boots rejected
KKR's ТЃ10-per-share bid for chemist and retailer Alliance Boots, in association with the company's executive deputy chairman Stefano Pessina, has been rejected.
FINLAND - CapMan invests in Mirasys
CapMan has invested in software company Finnish Mirasys Ltd in return for a maximum of 42% of the fully diluted shares in the company.
GERMANY - HSH N Kapital acquires Siemens division
HSH N Kapital GmbH has announced the acquisition of Siemens Building Technologies electronic GmbH from Siemens Building Technologies for an undisclosed amount. Mühlhausen-based Siemens Building Technologies electronic GmbH, develops and produces energy...
SWEDEN - Northzone invests $10m in Xcerion AB
Northzone Ventures has invested $10m in Xcerion AB to launch its collaborative XML Internet OS. Xcerion aims to distribute the OS and accompanying applications free as a service over the internet.
GERMANY - Veronis Suhler Stevenson sells Berliner Verlag
US private equity house Veronis Suhler Stevenson has sold its stake in Berliner Verlag to minority shareholder Mecom Group plc for reportedly EUR 320m. The financial investor had acquired majority holding alongside Mecom in October 2005 from the Stuttgart-based...
UK - Quester exits Oxxon Therapeutics
Quester-backed biopharmaceutical company Oxxon Therapeutics has been acquired by London Stock Exchange-listed Oxford BioMedica Plc for ТЃ16m. The sale to Oxford BioMedica, a company previously backed by Prelude Trust before being floated, represents a...
SPAIN - BPEP makes 4.6x on Euroatomizado
Baring Private Equity Partners Spain has divested its stake in Euroatomizado.
UK - Barclays Ventures generates 3.5x return on fire services exit
Barclays Ventures and management have sold SFS Fire Services Limited to UTC Fire & Security, a business unit of US-based United Technologies Corporation. Although the enterprise value of the company was not disclosed, the exit enabled Barclays Ventures...
UK - Close Ventures backs £6.7m buyout of Compass Supply Solutions
Close Ventures has invested up to ТЃ6.7m into Chichester Holdings Ltd to back the management buyout of Compass Supply Solutions Ltd (Compass).
FINLAND - Hansastroi raises EUR 20m from Quadriga-led syndicate
Quadriga Capital Russia Private Equity Fund has led a syndicate including EBRD, DEG and private investors for the EUR 20m financing of Finland based construction company Hansastroi.
UK - Nomad Digital acquires QinetiQ Rail
Nomad Digital, backed by Amadeus Capital Partners, has acquired the commercial rail division of QinetiQ, a defence and security technology company. QinetiQ has sold QinetiQ Rail to Nomad Digital for 8.6% of Nomad's ordinary share capital and in addition...
SWEDEN - Kwintet acquires The Cotton Group
Industri Kapital portfolio company Kwintet has acquired European promotional wear company The Cotton Group. Industri Kapital backed the buyout of Kwintet in 2005.
FRANCE - Sofinnova and Ventech invest EUR 6.5m in new music standard
Sofinnova Partners and Ventech have invested in the fist round of funding in MXP4, a start-up which has created technology allowing artists to create non-linear, interactive music.
FRANCE - AtriA sells Clextral to Legris Industries
AtriA Capital Partenaires has sold its 43% stake in extrusion equipment manufacturer Clextral, to Chequers-backed Legris Indutries.
GERMANY - Triton acquires SMS businesses
Triton has acquired a portfolio of companies supplying plastics processing machinery in the field of pipe and profile extrusion as well as film and sheet extrusion technology from SMS Kunststofftechnik. The companies comprise Battenfeld Extrusiontechnik,...
BELGIUM - 3i backed AviaPartner acquires Aero Groundservices
AviaPartner, a 3i portfolio company, has acquired cargo handling firm Aero Groundservices from VCK Holding, a logisitics and travel company.
SWEDEN - Vision Capital sells Cerbo to Nolato for £32m
Vision Capital has sold pharmaceutial primary and secondary packaging business Cerbo Group AB, to Swedish polymer manufacturing group Nolato, for SEK 437m (£32m).
UK - Boundary Capital hits a double
Boundary Capital has acquired Prontaprint and Kall Kwik in a management buyout from Adare.
FINLAND - Eqvitec injects EUR 2m in customer analytics solution provider
Via its fund Eqvitec Technology Fund III, The venture sponsor has invested EUR 2m in the first round of funding for Xtract, a Helsinki-based software developer.
FRANCE - IPO invests EUR 700,000 in Armor Panneaux
The Institut de Participation de l'Ouest (IPO) has invested EUR 700,000 in Armor Panneaux, a Brittany-based manufacturer of composite pannels layered with polyester.
FRANCE - Emertec generates at least 88% IRR and >3x on latest sale
Grenoble-based Emertec Gestion has generated an IRR of 88% and a money multiple in excess of 3x, following the sale of Eco Alternative to a large industrial company.