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Deals

UK - HgCapital acquires SHL

HgCapital has acquired SHL, a psychometric testing and assessment company with clients that include Abbey National, Marks & Spencer and Tesco.

  • Buyouts
  • 14 September 2006
UK - Och-Ziff Capital backs take-private of Whitehead Mann

City executive recruitment firm, Whitehead Mann has been acquired by Och-Ziff Capital Management in association with Palladian Investments, an investment vehicle owned by Piers Marmion.

  • Buyouts
  • 14 September 2006
UK - Blackstone only bidder left in final stages of auction for United Biscuits

Blackstone is the only contender left in the £1.7bn auction to acquire United Biscuits (UB), the foods company owned by Cinven, PAI and MidOcean Partners, after Premier Foods was forced to pull out as it could not raise the cash. The blow to the Premier...

  • Buyouts
  • 14 September 2006
SPAIN - Nazca buys El Derecho Editores

According to press reports, Nazca has agreed to buy El Derecho Editores, a company that specialises in online and offline legal information services, from its founders and management team. The purchase, expected to complete before the end of this year,...

  • Buyouts
  • 13 September 2006
FRANCE/ITALY - AXA Private Equity backs purchase of Guaber Household

AXA Private Equity has recently backed the purchase of a 100% stake in Guaber Household. Spotless Group, the holding of French business Eau Ecarlate and owned by its management and AXA, wholly acquired the Italian household cleaning products arm of Guaber...

  • Buyouts
  • 13 September 2006
UK - Octopus Investments acquires Golddigga for £18.5m

The Golddigga fashion brand has been acquired in an £18.5m buyout by its management team and Octopus Investments. Octopus led and arranged the deal, introducing buy-in candidate Daniel Morris who joined the company in June as CEO. The founder and vendor,...

  • Buyouts
  • 13 September 2006
FRANCE - UFG Private Equity invests in 3-in-1 laundry machine

UFG Private Equity has invested EUR 1.2m in Robotran, the developer of a new laundry machine for public launderettes.

  • Expansion
  • 13 September 2006
UK - Listing of Hogg Robinson at between 140p and 220p a share

Permira is set to list Hogg Robinson, the business travel management company it has held since 2000. It is reported that it has set a price range for shares of between 140p and 220p.

  • Exits
  • 13 September 2006
UK - Cinven gains access to Gondola's books

The largest listed restaurant company in the UK, Gondola, has allowed Cinven access to its books. Cinven made a takeover approach to the owner of Pizza Express, ASK and Zizzi late last week and is considering making it a formal offer of 415p a share.

  • Buyouts
  • 13 September 2006
UK - LDC backs commercial mortgage lender with £27m investment

Commercial First, the specialist commercial mortgage lender, has secured the backing of private equity firm LDC to help grow the business ahead of a possible stock market flotation. Established in 2002 by financial industry experts Marty Finegold and...

  • Buyouts
  • 12 September 2006
UK - The Capital Fund invests £250,000 in Local Data Company

The Local Data Company, which operates the UK’s most accurate database of in-depth information on UK city centre retail businesses and other urban points of interest, has raised £250,000 from The Capital Fund. The company’s management team will use...

  • Expansion
  • 12 September 2006
SPAIN - 3i divests stake in Kider

3i and minority shareholders have agreed to sell their combined stake of 47.4% in Kider to Caja Navarra for EUR 33.3m. The remaining stake will be held by the company’s management. The deal is part of the bank’s EUR 353m investment strategy, which...

  • Exits
  • 12 September 2006
UK - Advent International exits Financial Dynamics

Financial Dynamics (FD), the business and financial communications consulting firm has been acquired by FT Consulting, Inc, a consulting and technology service provider to major corporations for £137m. The transaction represents an exit for Advent International...

  • Buyouts
  • 11 September 2006
FRANCE - Cinven, Carlyle and APAX sell MediMedia for EUR 489.3m

The Cinven-led consortium of investors which had acquired Vivendi Universal Publishing in April 2002 has sold its medical publications subsidiary MediMedia USA to Vestar Capital, for an entreprise value of EUR 489.3m.

  • Exits
  • 11 September 2006
FRANCE - Oxxius receives $10m in second round

Sofinnova Partners has led the $10m second round of funding for the manufacturer of ultracompact lasers, Oxxius. The other contributors in this funding were AXA Private Equity and US-based Sofinnova Ventures.

  • Expansion
  • 11 September 2006
UK - Finance Wales participates in £5m funding round for TES Aviations

Finance Wales has reached its 1,000th deal with an expansion capital investment into TES Aviation. A funding package of more than £5m was supported by international financiers, the company itself and by Finance Wales, the organisation created by the...

  • Expansion
  • 11 September 2006
FRANCE - Investors make 2x on Swapcom sale

Iris Capital's Part'Com, Spef Venture, Banque de Vizille and Sudinnova have generated a 2x money multiple on the sale of their entire interest in French mobile solutions developer Swapcom to a subsidiary of Swisscom.

  • Exits
  • 08 September 2006
FRANCE - Alpha and Apax make major loss on Créatifs sale

Sources close to the deal have confirmed that Alpha Associés Conseil and Apax Partners have sold Créatifs to Developpement & Partenariat and Prado Finance, for EUR 500,000. The buyout houses had originally bought the conference visual designer in a...

  • Buyouts
  • 08 September 2006
FRANCE - AXA Private Equity buys Eliokem for about EUR 130m

French buyout house AXA Private Equity has announced its acquisition of a majority stake in former Goodyear Tire spin-off Eliokem for about EUR 130m.

  • Buyouts
  • 08 September 2006
FRANCE - Dailymotion receives EUR 7m

It is understood that French internet video sharing website Dailymotion has received EUR 7m of investments from Partech international and Atlas Ventures.

  • Expansion
  • 08 September 2006
UK - 3i offloads portfolio of 10 mid-market buyout investments

Saints Capital, in partnership with Lexington Partners and Fortress Investment Group, announced that it has acquired a portfolio of 10 mid-market buyout investments from 3i. The transaction involved privately held industrial companies all based in the...

  • Buyouts
  • 08 September 2006
UK - Permira Funds acquire Principal Hotels

Permira has announced the acquisition of Principal Hotels from Royal Bank of Scotland by Permira Funds.

  • Buyouts
  • 08 September 2006
NL- Waterland sells Harting-Bank to NPM Capital

Waterland Private Equity Investments has sold its stake in Harting-Bank, a leading Dutch supplier of mobility aids and care provider, to NPM Capital. No financial details have been disclosed.

  • Exits
  • 07 September 2006
FRANCE - 3i backs the LBO of Selective Beauty

3i has announced it has invested EUR 50m of equity to acquire a 45% stake in perfumes and cosmetics distributor Selective Beauty.

  • Buyouts
  • 07 September 2006
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