Deals
Alven injects €1m into iAdvize
Alven Capital has invested €1m in French online customer relations services provider iAdvize.
DBAG exits Coperion to US trade player
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) and its co-investment fund DBAG Fund V have sold German mechanical engineering group Coperion to US trade buyer Hillenbrand in a deal understood to be worth €400m.
IK Investment Partners agrees acquisition of Vemedia
IK Investment Partners and CEO Yvan Vindevogel have agreed to acquire a majority stake in Belgian pharmaceuticals supplier Vemedia Pharma.
Mid Europa buys Alpha Medical from Penta
Mid Europa Partners has wholly acquired laboratory diagnostics provider Alpha Medical from Penta Investments.
Advent acquires Danish KMD from EQT and ATP
Advent International has acquired Danish software solutions company KMD from EQT and ATP Private Equity Partners.
PAI partners acquires Marcolin in €207m LBO
PAI partners has agreed to acquire a 78.39% stake in listed Italian eyewear manufacturer Marcolin at a price of €4.25 per share.
Index Ventures leads £8m funding for Secret Escapes
Index Ventures has led an ТЃ8m funding round for UK-based online luxury travel club Secret Escapes.
HIG Europe backs Vértice 360 Servicios Audiovisuales
HIG Europe has acquired a 49.99% stake in Spanish audiovisual group Vértice 360 Servicios Audiovisuales (VSA) for €16m.
Advent launches takeover offer for Douglas
Advent International has made a tender offer to acquire listed German perfume and books retail group Douglas, which would value the business at close to €1.5bn.
Naxicap takes majority stake in IMX France
Naxicap Partners is understood to have backed the management buyout of French delivery services company IMX France.
Enterprise Ventures invests in Powelectrics
Enterprise Ventures (EV) has invested in UK-based sensors and telemetry business Powelectrics.
Cinven buys Amdipharm for £367m
Cinven has acquired UK-based pharmaceuticals business Amdipharm Group for ТЃ367m.
Enterprise Ventures backs LabelSneak
Enterprise Ventures has backed online men's fashion retailer LabelSneak with a ТЃ525,000 investment.
Earlybird sells BMEYE for €32.5m
Earlybird has sold Dutch medical diagnostics company BMEYE to Edwards Lifescience Corporation for €32.5m, reaping a 26% IRR on its investment.
PE-backed eFront acquires DMLT
eFront, a Francisco Partners-owned software provider targeting the alternative investment industry, has bought US-based DMLT.
Bain buys Telefónica unit for €1bn
Bain Capital has agreed to the acquisition of Atento, the call-centre unit of Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica, for €1.04bn.
Carlyle awarded second extension for Chemring bid
Carlyle has been granted a second extension on its deadline to make an offer for British military supplier Chemring.
Notion and e.ventures lead $3.2m funding for Shutl
Notion Capital and e.ventures have led a $3.2m financing round for British delivery company Shutl.
Canaan Partners leads $26m round for borro
Canaan Partners has led a $26m funding round for UK-based personal asset lender borro.
Triton in renewed sale talks for Rütgers
Triton has reportedly put dividend recapitalisation plans for German chemicals business Rütgers on hold following renewed interest from strategic buyers.
FSI Régions and SGCP back WC Loc OBO
FSI Régions and Société Générale Capital Partenaires (SGCP) have taken a minority stake in the owner buyout of WC Loc, a French sanitation fixtures rental business.
Synergia buys Dutch bread and snacks business Boboli
Synergia Capital Parners has acquired Dutch frozen bread and snacks company Boboli.
DACH PE Congress: Sourcing in a low-growth environment
With the eurocrisis overshadowing any economic and fiscal concern on the continent, GPs have to rethink how to successfully source deals and impress investors to secure commitments for future funds. Anneken Tappe reports from the unquote” DACH Private...
EQT buys Danish Zebra's Tiger
EQT Partners has acquired a 70% stake in Danish retail store chain Tiger via its investment in its parent company Zebra.