Deals
Vaaka Partners sells EMC Talotekniikka to Imtech
Vaaka Partners has sold its majority stake in Finnish technical services provider EMC Talotekniikka to Dutch trade buyer Royal Imtech.
European buyout dealflow falls 30% year-on-year
Despite a strong showing by the UK market, European buyout activity fell by almost a third volume-wise in 2012, according to unquote” data.
CapMan Buyout invests in Acona
CapMan has acquired Acona Holding AS, a Norwegian provider of well and drilling services.
CapMan Buyout invests in Acona
CapMan has acquired Acona Holding AS, a Norwegian provider of well and drilling services.
KKR and Permira sell ProSiebenSat.1's Nordic unit
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) and Permira have sold SBS, the Nordic unit of German media empire ProSiebenSat.1 Media, to trade buyer Discovery Communications for €1.325bn.
Industrifonden et al. back ClearCar
Industrifonden has invested SEK 13m in Swedish vehicle inspection start-up ClearCar.
BGF invests £3m in Camino
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has provided UK-based tapas restaurants operator Camino with ТЃ3m of funding.
Arx Equity Partners sells Lexum to Moonray Healthcare
Arx Equity Partners has sold Czech ophthalmology and refractive surgery provider Lexum to British healthcare investor Moonray Healthcare.
Creandum backs Vivino
Nordic VC Creandum has invested $1m in a series-A funding round for Danish social wine-focused app developer Vivino.
LDC invests in Blue Rubicon
LDC has taken a majority stake in UK-based PR consultancy Blue Rubicon, in a deal that values the business at ТЃ30m.
Lifeline Ventures backs Applifier
Finnish company Applifier, which operates a cross-promotion network for social games and applications, has raised тЌ3m in a series-B funding round led by Lifeline Ventures.
Consortium including Baring Vostok invests in Karo Film
Baring Vostok Private Equity, UFG Private Equity, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and media entrepreneur Paul Heth have taken a controlling stake in Russian cinema business Karo Film Group.
GCS Capital buys Dexia Asset Management
Hong Kong-based GCS Capital has acquired Dexia Asset Management (DAM) from its parent company Dexia SA.
PMV in €34.5m Biocartis series-D round
Flemish VC firm PMV has invested €11m in a €34.5m series-D round for Swiss molecular diagnostics company Biocartis, alongside other existing investors.
Silverfleet buys La Fée Maraboutée for €65m
Silverfleet Capital has acquired French womenswear specialist La Fée Maraboutée (LFM) in a €65m primary buyout.
Endless backs MBO of Vion Food UK
Turnaround player Endless has invested in the management buyout of Dutch food producer Vion's British pork business.
WestBridge backs £6m MBO of Anglia Business Solutions
UK SME investor WestBridge Capital has pumped ТЃ2.6m into the buyout of Cambridge-based Anglia Business Solutions in return for a 43% stake in the business.
Open Ocean Capital backs Nordic Telecom
Finnish unified cloud communication provider Nordic Telecom (NTC) has raised $1.3m in a series-A funding from Open Ocean Capital.
HTGF et al. back Stocard
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Klaas Kersting, CD-Venture and a group of business angels have backed German mobile startup Stocard with a €500,000-1m investment.
Sovereign achieves 4.2x on sale of DC Leisure
Sovereign Capital has exited its investment in DC Leisure Holdings Ltd in a sale to property management firm Places for People Group Ltd, reaping 36% IRR on its investment.
iXO Private Equity backs MPS buy-in
iXO Private Equity has taken a minority stake in the management buy-in of French public toilets specialist Michel Plante Systèmes (MPS).
Gimv takes loss on Salsa Food Group
Gimv has sold its shares in Belgian ready-made salad company Salsa Food Group to private equity-backed SaladSignature, a producer of refrigerated spreadable salads and convenience food.
Waterland exits Windrose Finest Travel
Waterland Private Equity Investments has sold German luxury travel company Windrose Finest Travel (formerly Windrose Fernreisen Touristik) to German trade buyer RV Touristik.
NBGI partially exits Pasta King
Yorkshire Bank has provided ТЃ8.7m of senior debt and working capital to Pasta King in a deal that sees NBGI Private Equity partially exit the firm.