Deals
EQT's Munksjö to merge with Ahlstrom division
MunksjУЖ, a Swedish paper producer owned by EQT, is set to merge with Ahlstrom's label and processing business ahead of a planned IPO on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
Peppermint et al. invest in IOP
Peppermint Venture Partners, Enjoy Venture and KFW's ERP Startfonds have invested €1.6m in German eye disease monitoring company Implandata Ophthalmic Products (IOP), completing its series-A funding round.
DeliveryHero attracts a further €40m
Berlin-based online food delivery firm DeliveryHero has raised €40m from new investor Kite Ventures and existing backers.
Sovereign's Christchurch Group makes acquisition
Sovereign Capital portfolio company Christchurch Group has acquired Woodlands Respite Care Centre from the MS Society.
The new dotcom bubble
The new dotcom bubble
PE-backed MedicAnimal acquires Petmeds
MedicAnimal, backed by Balderton Capital and Iris Capital, has acquired online pet medication and supplies retailer Petmeds.
I2C backs Keramat with €600,000
Government-backed Galician venture capital fund I2C has injected €600,000 into ceramic biomaterials firm Keramat.
Investor consortium sells Sirigen to BD
Seraphim Capital, Oxford Capital Partners, Nesta, IQ Capital and YFM Equity Partners have sold high sensitivity fluorescence manufacturer Sirigen Group Ltd to US trade player Becton Dickinson and Company (BD).
SIP's PTF Holding acquires Heinz Kehl & Sohn
Silver Investment Partners' (SIP) portfolio company PTF Holding has acquired Heinz Kehl & Sohn, a German manufacturer of turned and milled parts, as part of its buy-and-build strategy.
Connection backs Scottish wind farms
Connection Capital and Riverside are raising ТЃ5.5m for a Scottish wind farm project managed by Burcote Wind Ltd.
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British Private Equity Awards
ECI Partners takes minority stake in Clarke Energy
ECI Partners has invested in British energy solutions company Clarke Energy.
Seat Pagine Gialle in €1.3bn debt-for-equity swap
Seat Pagine Gialle, the Italian directories firm backed by CVC Capital Partners, Permira and Investitori Associati, has announced the conversion of a tranche of bonds to equity.
Takeover rumours send M&S shares soaring
CVC Capital Partners has emerged as a suitor for listed UK-based retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S), with rumours of a potential take-private sending the company's share price soaring on Friday.
Holtzbrinck Ventures et al. back Semasio
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), Holtzbrinck Ventures and the incubator Project A have invested a seven-figure euro sum in Hamburg-based software company Semasio.
Graphite backs MBO of Explore Learning
Graphite Capital has backed the management buyout of UK academic tuition provider Explore Learning in a deal reported to value the firm at ТЃ30m.
DACH region turns a corner
DACH region turns a corner
Premier Foods spins out Hartley's to Hain Celestial
British food producer Premier Foods, backed by Warburg Pincus, has sold its jams and spread business Hartleyтs to US food manufacturer Hain Celestial for ТЃ200m.
Dawn Capital backs Miinto
Dawn Capital is said to have invested $6m in Danish online fashion retailer Miinto.
Hasso Plattner Ventures backs Monoqi
Hasso Plattner Ventures has backed Berlin-based online private shopping club start-up Monoqi.
GE Capital backs Marlin's Hospedia
GE Capital is said to have invested ТЃ2m in UK point of care systems provider Hospedia.
Rutland reaps 1.3x on sale of NoteMachine
Rutland Partners has sold UK-based ATM business NoteMachine to Corsair Capital.
Rutland reaps 1.3x on sale of NoteMachine
Rutland Partners has sold UK-based ATM business NoteMachine to Corsair Capital.
General Atlantic-backed business buys allesklar.com
Axel Springer Digital Classifieds, joint venture of Axel Springer and General Atlantic, has agreed to acquire allesklar.com AG, operator of meinestadt.de