Deals
UK - Lion Capital expresses interest in Campbell soup brands
The Financial Times reports that Campbell soup has put its UK and Irish grocery brands up for sale at auction in order to allow itself to concentrate on overseas business. The auction has attracted strong interest from both trade buyers and private equity,...
UK - Acquisition of Contour Showers Ltd by MST Capital
Contour Showers Ltd, the UK brand of specialist shower equipment for the elderly and special-needs markets, has been purchased by MST Capital, in conjunction with a new management team of managing director Tim Robinson and finance director David Whitehead.
FRANCE - JP Morgan leads massive EUR 25m expansion in Tagsys
JP Morgan Asset Management, Endeavour and Cazenove have invested EUR 27.5m in a second round of financing for Tagsys, following its MBO from Gemplus in 2001.
UK - Northern Venture Managers acquires clothing retailer Nightingales
Northern Venture Managers (NVM) has acquired Nightingales Ltd, a long-standing and well-established mail order clothing retailer, through a management buy-in. NVM have invested £5m in return for a significant stake in the business. The transaction was...
TURKEY - AIG Capital Partners invests in Turkish retailer
AIG Capital Partners, a member company of AIG Global Investment Group, announced today it has indirectly acquired a substantial position in For You Bakým Ürünleri Maðazalar L.Þ. The investment, which also included participation by Eastern Retail...
UK - GI Partners acquires group of London Thai restuarants
GI Partners, the US private equity firm most famous for the take-private of Yates pub company in 2004, has today acquired a number of oriental eateries in London, reports The Times. The deal worth approximately £20m includes restaurants such as Sri Thai,...
FRANCE - 3i sells its stake in French gas specialist Oldham to US group
3i has realised its interest in Oldham SA, the French leading manufacturer of gas detection and measurement tools. The buyer is Industrial Scientific Corporation, the American leader in this same field.
SWEDEN - QuNano secures SEK 45m funding
Lund-based QuNano AB has received SEK 45m in series-A financing from Provider Venture Partners and Teknoinvest. In 2005, the company secured seed capital from Teknoinvest.
UK - South West Ventures Fund invests in data conference company
South West Ventures Fund has invested £250,000 in VQ Communications Ltd, a video and data communication developer based in Chippenham.
GERMANY - Warburg Pincus in renewables double
Funds advised by Warburg Pincus have acquired Vital Fettrecycling GmbH & Co. KG, along with its subsidiary Petrotec GmbH. Vital is active in the disposal and recycling of meat fats, whilst Petrotec produces biodiesel. The vendors, Ulrike Petershagen and...
GERMANY - capiton announces latest divestment
capiton has announced a further divestment following its exit from Hettich in January this year. The financial investor has sold its stake in Essener Hochdruck Rohrleitungsbau (EHR) to Bilfinger Berger AG.
NL- NPM-Capital sells stake in Keesing Group
NPM Capital and management have reportedly agreed to sell all shares in Keesing Group, a Dutch publishing house, to Telegraaf Media Groep for EUR 81.3m. The debt component is understood to be around 40%.
GERMANY - Advent acquires RWE Solutions Gruppe
Advent International has taken over RWE Solutions Gruppe from RWE Energy. The group consists of SAG, Nukem, RWE Industrie-Loesungen, RWE Space Solar Power and Lahmeyer International. The group is engaged in energy provision and assoiated applications.
NETHERLANDS - Carlyle and Oranje Nassau Groep to acquire Stahl Holdings
Carlyle and Oranje-Nassau Groep (ONG) have signed an agreement to acquire Stahl Holdings BV from affiliates of Investcorp.
NETHERLANDS - Bencis invests in Rynart Transport
Bencis Capital Partners has acquired a substantial interest in logistic service provider Rynart Transport.
BELGIUM - GIMV sells LA Gym to Waterland-owned healthcity
GIMV has sold its majority stake in fitness chain LA Gym to the Dutch HealthCity Group, owned by Waterland Private Equity.
NETHERLANDS - Waterland acquires Optima Zorg
Waterland Private Equity Investments has acquired a majority stake in Optima Zorg,a Netherlands-based homecare company.
NORWAY - Northzone realises EUR 45m in NextGenTel exit
TeliaSonera AB has acquired 82.3 % of Norwegian broadband provider NextGenTel Holding ASA from Northzone, Geocapital, and the other major shareholders. The offer implies a total value for the entire fully diluted issued share capital of NextGenTel of...
FRANCE - MBO Partnenaires backs AntemetA's MBO
MBO Partenaires has taken a majority holding of AntemetA, a provider of IT solutions. The company's staff, Soginnove and SGAM AI have taken minority stakes. The MBO will allow the company to split from Groupe D-FI.
BELGIUM - KBC Private Equity sells stake in CropDesign
KBC Private Equity, along with other shareholders, has sold CropDesign to BASF, a chemical company and world leader in agricultural products and fine chemicals.
SWEDEN - Novo and SEED Capital invest EUR 3m in Celltrix
The Swedish medical device company Celltrix AB has signed a EUR 3m agreement with Novo A/S and SEED Capital Denmark K/S. The new capital will finance completion of clinical trials and market introduction of Celltrix’s first product, the cosmetic filler...
FRANCE - Perfectis participates in OBO and expansion of Ekis
Perfectis Private Equity, Alain Fourcade of COMIDOC and M Prime have created and invested in EKIS (Enterprise Knowledge & International Support).
SWITZERLAND - Candover acquires EurotaxGlass's for EUR 480m
Candover has acquired EurotaxGlass’s (ETG) from HM Capital Partners LLC for an enterprise value of EUR 480m, which includes an undisclosed cash element.
DENMARK - CVC to bid for Matas
CVC Capital Partners has issued a DKK 5.1bn bid for Matas, according to press reports. Matas has 291 stores in Denmark and more than 2,000 employees. The company sells medicines and healthcare products.