Deals

GERMANY - 3i and Creathor acquire Accovion

3i and Creathor have wholly acquired Accovion AG from Sanofi-Aventis. Accovion was spun out from Aventis' departments for clinical research, biological statistics and drug monitoring. 3i financed the 2001 spin-out with a significant minority participation.

SPAIN - Candover set to buy Applus +

According to reports in the Spanish press, Candover Partners has signed an agreement to buy Applus + from its shareholders Aguas de Barcelona, Unión Fenosa and Caja Madrid, for EUR 915m.

GERMANY - Auctus acquires Aluminium smelting specialist

Auctus Management has acquired aluminium smelting specialist ZPF therm GmbH. Financial details have not been disclosed, but the buy and build specialist will consider strategic add-on acquisitions. BW Bank provided debt financing for the transaction.

FRANCE - Médica France sold by Bridgepoint to BC Partners

BC Partners has agreed to acquire Médica France, one of the country's largest nursing home groups, for EUR 750m. BC Partners alongside AXA Private Equity have backed the management of Médica allowing Bridgepoint and AlpInvest to exit having held the...

SWEDEN – Glintir acquires Fischer Partners

Glintir has today announced the acquisition of all shares in the Swedish brokerage firm Fischer Partners from Invik & Co AB. This will enable Glintir to establish a solid platform in the Nordic securities brokerage sector as Fischer Partners has shown...

SPAIN - Espiga Capital exits Stock Uno

Espiga Capital, along with other shareholders, has recently sold its entire shareholding in Stock Uno to Ibersuizas in a BIMBO worth approximately EUR 30m. The transaction represents returns to Espiga of 2.5x its original investment, equivalent to an...

SWEDEN - Fiskars Corporation to purchase Silva Group

Fiskars Corporation has signed an agreement to acquire the Sweden-based Silva Group which will include its US-based subsidiary The Brunton Company. The two leading providers of outdoor activity-related products will operate under the Fiskar brands, including...

UK - Dunedin backs £21m MBO of etc.venues

Dunedin Capital Partners announces that it has backed the £21m management buyout of ETC Venues Ltd, one of London’s leading independent providers of meeting, training and event space. Dunedin is initially providing £6m of funding with a further £4m...

LITHUANIA - CapMan exits Drobe

CapMan has sold its holding in Lithuanian Drobe Wool Company to Plaza Corporation, a Lithuanian industrial development company.The CapMan funds Finnventure IV and Finnventure V originally invested in Drobe in 2000 along with the European Bank for Reconstruction...

NL- Apax Partners courts Endemol

Apax Partners is thought to be considering a possible EUR 1bn for Dutch quoted company Endemol. The private equity firm, which failed to purchase ITV earlier this year, could set up a consortium to buy Telefonica’s stake in Endemol.

SWEDEN - Q-Park acquires Carpark from Bridgepoint

Q-Park, the European cap parking company, has acquired the Swedish parking firm CP Group AB (also called Carpark) from Bridgepoint for an undisclosed sum. Carpark, founded in 1959 is a leading car park operator in the Nordic region, this acquisition will...

SPAIN - Madrigal Participaciones buys El Arbol from CVC

Madrigal Participaciones has recently agreed to buy 80% the supermarket chain El Arbol, from the private equity firm CVC in a transaction worth approximately EUR 54m. The company’s general manager, Juan Pascual, will retain the remaining 20% shareholding.

FRANCE - EUR 8.5m backing for dietary food maker

Creadev, the investment fund of the Mulliez family, has led a EUR 8.5m second round of financing in Ceprodi-Kot. The fund invested EUR 6.5m alongside previous investors H2i, OTC Asset Management (OTC AM) and MaceInvest.