Deals
Grupo Ono files IPO documents with Spanish regulator
Spanish broadband operator Grupo Ono is to pursue a listing and has filed documents with the Spanish regulator CNMV.
CoBe Capital buys Hatria from Marazzi
CoBe Capital has acquired Italian ceramics company Hatria from Marazzi Group, owned by NYSE-listed Mohawk Industries.
Capman acquires Kämp Group
Capman has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Kämp Group, a Finnish hotel chain.
PHD scores 9.2x on Liberty Services exit
PHD Equity Partners has generated a 9.2x money multiple and a 70.4% IRR on its sale of Liberty Services to Capita.
Creandum backs Hansoft
Creandum has led an $8.4m investment round for Hansoft, an Uppsala-based software company.
BGF suits up with £8.5m ACS investment
Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £8.5m into formal wear rental business ACS Clothing and its software offering Xedo Software.
Palamon ups investment in QualitySolicitors
Palamon Capital Partners has provided its portfolio company QualitySolicitors, a UK-based high-street legal brand, with additional funding more than two years after its acquisition.
Liberty Global enters race for Ono
Liberty Global is thought to have entered talks for private equity-backed Spanish broadband operator Ono, with rival interest from Vodafone.
Inflexion deals with Succession
Inflexion has invested in Succession, a UK privately owned wealth management business.
EdRip backs Groupe Gris
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) has invested in Groupe Gris, a French manufacturer of mechanical components, alongside historic backer ILP Sadepar.
SEP sells ControlCircle to Alternative Networks
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has sold hosting and cloud-based services provider ControlCircle to Alternative Networks for £39.4m.
BaltCap exits Primekss
BaltCap has sold its entire stake in Primekss, a Latvian industrial flooring specialist.
Runa Capital pours €1.5m into Cloudpartner.de
Runa Capital has invested €1.5m ($2m) in a series-A round for Berlin-based start-up Cloudpartner.de, which gives German SMEs access to cloud-based services.
LDC buys Bluestone
LDC has acquired a significant stake in financial services business Bluestone Group.
TCR in SET Environnement MBO
TCR Capital has invested in the management buyout of SET Environnement, a French business specialising in asbestos removal.
Balderton leads $7m round for GoCardless
Balderton Capital has led a $7m series-B round for GoCardless, a London-based B2B online direct debit platform, alongside existing backers Accel Partners and Passion Capital.
Premier Foods toasts Hovis sale
Warburg Pincus-backed Premier Foods has sold its bread business, Hovis, to US private equity firm The Gores Group in a deal valuing the division at £87.5m.
SoundCloud raises series-D at $700m valuation
Institutional Venture Partners has led a $60m series-D round for German music platform SoundCloud.
Carlyle indulges with Lily O’Brien’s
Carlyle’s Ireland-focused fund has invested in premium chocolate and dessert maker Lily O’Brien’s.
Agilitas invests in Impetus Waste Management
Pan-European investor Agilitas has supported the management buyout of Impetus Waste Management.
SBOs hit new peak in 2013
Secondary buyouts rose to new levels of prominence in the European market last year, accounting for 40% of all buyouts and 55% of aggregate buyout value. Greg Gille reports
Highland leads €23.5m investment in AMCS
Highland Capital Partners Europe has led a €23.5m capital injection into AMCS Group.
Cerea and BPI France carve out Chesapeake division
Agribusiness-focused Cerea Partenaire and French state-backed BPI France have acquired the speciality chemical packaging division of Chesapeake.
Luminor Capital backs Next Generation Finance Invest
Singapore-based Luminor Capital has invested CHF 5.5m in Next Generation Finance Invest (NGFI), a listed social trading platform.