Deals
Nazca buys Ovelar for €28m
Spanish GP Nazca Capital has wholly acquired visual merchandising company Ovelar Merchandising for €28m.
Finance Yorkshire et al. back Magnomatics
Finance Yorkshire, IP Group and Fusion IP have backed Magnomatics, a UK-based developer of magnetically geared motors, with ТЃ2.5m.
MMC Ventures reinvests in Love Home Swap
Following its investment in December 2011, MMC Ventures has led a ТЃ800,000 second round of funding for holiday website Love Home Swap.
XAnge and Astutia invest in Pactas
XAnge Private Equity and Astutia Ventures have invested in German e-invoicing specialist Pactas.
XAnge and Siparex back La Ruche qui dit Oui!
XAnge Private Equity and Solid, a social enterprise fund managed by Siparex, have invested €1.5m in French marketplace La Ruche qui dit Oui!
Innova and EBRD invest in EnergoBit
Innova Capital and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have taken over Romanian electrical engineering services company (ESCo) EnergoBit.
BlackFin acquires minority stake in Groupe Cyrus
BlackFin Capital Partners has taken a minority stake in the MBO of French wealth management firm Groupe Cyrus.
UK mega-buyouts worth more than €10bn this year
In defiance of problems on the continent, the UK has seen a surge in mega-buyouts this year, topped off with the recent acquisition of Annington Homes for ТЃ3.2bn.
Blue Sea Capital acquires Dom Zdavlja Dr Ristic
Blue Sea Capital has acquired Serbian private healthcare clinic Dom Zdravlja Dr Ristic.
Highlander buys ProService AT from Enterprise Investors
Highlander Partners has acquired Polish transfer agent ProService Agent Transferowy from Skarbiec Holding, a portfolio company of Enterprise Investors.
Elbrus Capital invests in SPSR-Express
Elbrus Capital has taken a stake in Russian delivery business SPSR-Express, leading to a partial exit of the Russian Retail Growth Fund.
HTGF et al. back InnoCyte
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), the Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft (MBG) and Fraunhofer Venture have invested a six-figure sum in German medical device company InnoCyte.
H2 Equity Partners supports MBO of Hancocks
H2 Equity Partners has acquired British confectionery wholesaler Hancocks Group Holdings, alongside the company's management.
French deal volume at 14-year low
French investment volumes in 2012 are set to be the lowest seen in the country for over a decade, according to the latest figures from unquote” data.
NVM exits Paladin Group
NVM Private Equity has exited its stake in UK-based property services company Paladin Group to trade player Places for People in a deal worth ТЃ15.9m, reaping a 2.3x return on its investment.
Principia et al. invest in Eco4Cloud
Principia and dpixel have invested €300,000, with a further €2m investment guaranteed, in Italian energy saving technology developer Eco4Cloud, according to reports.
NVM backs Haystack Dryers
NVM Private Equity has invested ТЃ3.5m in UK-based manufacturer of body dryers Haystack Dryers.
21 Partners' Almaviva Sante acquires two French clinics
Almaviva Sante, portfolio company of 21 Partners, has acquired French private healthcare clinics Axium and Clinique Toutes Aures.
Mid-cap valuations dragged down by trade buyers
Valuations down
Digiteka raises €2m from French GPs
A Plus Finance, Siparex and Calao Finance have participated in a €2m funding round for French B2B video distribution company Digiteka.
Terra Firma acquires Annington Homes for £3.2bn
Terra Firma has bought the British real estate business Annington Homes for ТЃ3.2bn, including ТЃ1bn in equity.
Alven leads €1.64m round for TextMaster
Alven Capital has led a €1.64m funding round for Belgian translation, copywriting and editing platform TextMaster.
Index Ventures et al. invest in Socialbakers
Index Ventures has led a $6m growth capital round for Czech social media analytics company Socialbakers.
Volume of exits increases in October
After a slow September, exits picked up again last month, but overall volume seems lower as the year comes to an end.