Deals
Corpfin Capital makes 2.5x on Duplex sale
Corpfin Capital, the Spanish GP managed by Ascri president Carlos Lavilla, has completed the divestment of lift maintenance firm Duplex Elevación, reaping 2.5x money.
ReNeuron raises £33.2m
Several venture capital investors, including the Wales Life Sciences Investment Fund, have participated in a ТЃ33.2m funding round for stem cell development firm ReNeuron.
PAI partners' Swissport to buy Servisair
PAI partners-owned Swissport is to wholly acquire UK-based aviation ground services provider Servisair.
HgCapital buys majority stake in IntelliFlo
HgCapital has acquired a majority stake in software company IntelliFlo via its Mercury Fund.
Mosaic et al. invest in Woodall Nicholson
Mosaic Private Equity, RooGreen Ventures and Enterprise Ventures have invested in Woodall Nicholson Group, a UK coach-building business.
Altor and Bain acquire Ewos for NOK 6.5bn
Norwegian state owned-Cermaq has sold its Ewos division to Altor and Bain Capital for NOK 6.5bn.
Gimv and Bencis pinch Punch's Xeikon
Gimv and Bencis Capital Partners have acquired a stake in listed Dutch printing business Xeikon from parent company Punch International.
Cinven backs Host Europe
Cinven has agreed to acquire internet domain and hosting company Host Europe Group from Montagu Private Equity for ТЃ438m.
Private equity on the road to recovery
Following a month of stellar exits, an uptick in buyouts and a record number of fundraisings, there is reason to believe private equity markets are turning a corner. Kimberly Romaine reports.
Bain picks up state-owned Plasma Resources UK for £230m
Bain Capital has acquired an 80% stake in government-owned Plasma Resources UK (PRUK) for ТЃ230m.
Earlybird et al. back EyeEm
Earlybird Venture Capital and existing investors have injected $6m into EyeEm, a German mobile photography community.
French VCs in €23.5m round for Withings
State-backed investor BPI France, Idinvest Partners, 360 Capital Partners and existing backer Ventech have invested €23.5m in French smart devices business Withings.
NBGI achieves 4x return on Ochre House exit
NBGI Private Equity has sold Ochre House to Pinstripe, a US-based business backed by Accel and KKR, reaping a 4x return on its original investment.
Fondamenta and IMI back MilkyWay
Italian investors Fondamenta and IMI Fondi Chiusi have made a €720,000 capital injection into extreme biking and sports equipment firm MilkyWay.
Battery Ventures buys IHS from Kings Park Capital
Kings Park Capital has exited German marketing company IHS to a newco backed by Battery Ventures, reaping a 3.8x gross money multiple.
UI Gestion injects €15m into GBNA
French GP UI Gestion has provided private healthcare group GBNA with €15m of growth capital funding.
Trustmarque completes £19.5m refinancing
Technology services firm Trustmarque, backed by Dunedin, has completed a refinancing to the tune of ТЃ19.5m provided by HSBC Leveraged Finance.
Electra reinvests in Allflex as sale completes
Following the completion of the sale to BC Partners, Electra Private Equity has reinvested £57m in animal tags manufacturer Allflex in exchange for a 15% stake.
AnaCap backs Simply Business MBO
AnaCap Financial Partners has backed the ТЃ50m management buyout of Simply Business, a UK insurance provider to small businesses.
Mister Spex makes Swedish acquisitions
Online optician Mister Spex, backed by several private equity players, has acquired two Swedish online eyewear stores: Lensstore and Loveyewear.
Balderton Capital et al. in follow-on for Vivino
Balderton Capital has led a тЌ7.9m ($10.3m) follow-on series-A funding round for Vivino, a Danish social wine-focused app developer.
UK Watch: Q2 shows signs of recovery
UK rebounds in Q2
CM-CIC, Seventure in €23m Global Bioenergies capital increase
Industrial biology company Global Bioenergies, listed on the NYSE Alternext Paris, has raised €23m through the placement of 927,419 new shares.
Lexington wins Generali private equity stakes
Italy's largest insurer Assicurazioni Generali has agreed to sell its holdings in European leveraged buyout funds to Lexington Partners, according to reports.