Deals
Index invests in TheFamily
Index Ventures has backed TheFamily, a Paris-based start-up accelerator.
Whitworths set for tertiary deal
Food company Whitworths looks set to fall into the hands of a third private equity owner as current backer European Capital seeks an exit.
ECI secures £28.4m refinancing for Kelvin Hughes
HIG WhiteHorse, the credit arm of HIG Capital, has provided ECI Partners-backed Kelvin Hughes with a ТЃ28.4m unitranche debt refinancing package.
Kreos Capital leads round for GetTaxi
European GP Kreos Capital has led a $12m series-C funding round for GetTaxi, an enterprise and consumer taxi app, as the company launches its first US office.
Alchemy offloads Cathedral for £266m
Private equity firm Alchemy Partners has divested Lloyd's of London underwriter Cathedral Capital to Lancashire Holdings for ТЃ266m.
Industrifonden et al. back SEK 10m round for Foap
Industrifonden and Maxwell Ventures have taken part in a SEK 10m funding round for Sweden-based Foap, a mobile photography start-up, alongside a number of private investors including Magnus Wilkne.
Riverside exits Capol
Riverside Company has sold Capol, a German confectionery coating specialist, to Freudenberg Chemical Specialities.
Consortium backs Organica Water
A consortium of new and existing backers has invested in Budapest-based Organica Water, a wastewater treatment and recycling company.
Main Capital acquires Regas
Main Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Regas, a Dutch software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider for the mental health and wellbeing industry, via its Main Capital III fund.
BayBG invests in puracon
Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft (BayBG) has bought a minority stake in puracon, a supplier of packaging for medical products.
Unbegeistert: German turnaround deals disappoint
Despite a growing number of insolvencies recorded in the first half of 2013 driven by recent changes to insolvency laws, German turnaround deals remain few and far between. Is the tide beginning to turn or will cultural issues around bankruptcy continue...
Early-stage deals further recover in Q2
Both the volume and overall value of early-stage activity registered a welcome uptick across Europe in the second quarter, according to unquote" data.
Duke Street's Payzone Group sells Cashzone subsidiary
Payzone Group, a consumer payment acceptance network backed by Duke Street, has sold its Cashzone subsidiary to US-based ATM services provider Cardtronics for a total consideration of ТЃ107.5m.
MCH sells Industrias el Gamo in secondary buyout
MCH Private Equity has sold airgun manufacturer Industrias el Gamo to US private equity house Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co.
TA Associates backs Flashtalking
TA Associates has invested in London-based Flashtalking, an international advertising technology company.
Lyceum acquires Johnson's FM division for £32.2m
Lyceum Capital has acquired the facilities management (FM) division of AIM-listed Johnson Service Group for ТЃ32.2m.
HIG buys real estate assets from Spain's "bad banks"
HIG Capital has acquired a package of real estate assets from Sareb, the state-run company that manages assets transferred from Spain’s bailed-out banks.
Ex-Premier Foods boss to advise KKR on Lucozade and Ribena bid
KKR is understood to have brought in Michael Clarke, the former CEO of Premier Foods, to advise on its ТЃ1.5bn bid for Lucozade and Ribena from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
Hummingbird backs $2.6m round for Engagor
Hummingbird Ventures has led a $2.6m series-A funding round for Belgium-based Engagor, a social media monitoring platform, as the company expands into the US.
Insuring deals: another layer of fees or vital protection?
Insuring deals
Graphite Capital exits Willowbrook
Graphite Capital has sold its majority stake in Willowbrook Healthcare, an owner of care homes for the elderly, to the company's management.
Nord Holding buys Jumpers Group
Nord Holding has bought a 65% stake in German fitness chain Jumpers Group.
Maven invests £2m in Calnex through SLF
Maven Capital Partners has invested ТЃ2m in Linlithgow-based Calnex Solutions through the Scottish Loan Fund (SLF).
LDC sells Avelo for £210m
LDC has sold financial services software company Avelo to Iress, an Australian financial services technology specialist, for ТЃ210m.