Deals
August Equity's Enara makes string of acquisitions
August Equity's portfolio company Enara, a British care provider, has completed four add-on acquisitions as part of its buy-and-build strategy.
Espiga sells Invesa to Animedica
Espiga Capital Gestión has sold Industrial Veterinaria (Invesa), a Spanish pharmaceutical products manufacturer for the veterinary industry, to German firm Animedica Group.
Mercapital makes €100m on Gasmedi sale
Mercapital has sold Spanish respiratory home therapies firm Gasmedi to French gas company Air Liquide for €330m.
Arts Alliance et al. back RollUp Media
Arts Alliance and a group of individual investors have injected тЌ1.2m into UK-based online platform for publishers RollUp Media.
OTPP looking to score Goals Soccer takeover
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) is set to buy listed UK-based Goal Soccer Centres, which operates five-a-side football centres, in a deal that values the business at around ТЃ73.1m.
Fondo Italiano injects €5m into Antares
Fondo Italiano di Investmento has acquired a minority stake in Italian artificial vision systems producer Antares Vision via a €5m investment in holding company Imago Technologies.
Via Venture acquires Hostnordic
Via Venture Partners and retail investor Christian Winther have jointly acquired a majority stake in Danish web hosting and IT outsourcing provider Hostnordic.
China to buy LP interests from GM pension plan
The Chinese government has agreed to buy stakes in a string of private equity funds, including vehicles managed by The Carlyle Group, The Blackstone Group and CVC Capital Partners, from General Motors’ (GM) pension plan.
Gilde Equity Management acquires BlueCielo
Gilde Equity Management has bought Dutch software company BlueCielo from a group of financial and private shareholders.
Sun-backed Neckermann files for insolvency
Sun European Partners' German mail-order portfolio company Neckermann has filed for insolvency following unsuccessful talks with the PE firm.
A Capital in DKK 185m PIPE for Bang & Olufsen
A Capital and Chinese luxury retailer Sparkle Roll have invested DKK 185m for a 7.71% stake in listed Danish high-end audio-video business Bang & Olufsen.
HTGF et al. invest €1m in Data Virtuality
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS) have invested €1m in German software start-up Data Virtuality.
Perfectis exits Fasia Industries in trade sale
Perfectis Private Equity has sold its majority stake in French professional clothing business Fasia Industries to French strategic buyer Groupe Marck.
UK Watch: Smaller buyouts still growing
The UKтs smaller buyout space has gone from strength-to-strength in the second quarter of 2012, according to figures in the latest unquoteт UK Watch, in association with Corbett Keeling.
Oaktree Capital buys Integrated Subsea Services
Oaktree Capital Management has acquired a 62.5% stake in Integrated Subsea Services (ISS), according to reports.
HPE Holland backs Cotesa with €20m
HPE Holland Private Equity has invested €20m in German fibre-reinforced composites manufacturer Cotesa.
Capvis and Partners Group sell Bartec to Charterhouse
Capvis Equity Partners and Partners Group have sold their majority stake in German industrial safety technology provider Bartec to Charterhouse Capital Partners.
Investcorp buys 30% of Turkish retailer Orka Group
Investcorp has taken a 30% stake in Orka Group, a Turkish retailer of high-end menswear.
Edge backs Working Partners and Beast Quest buyouts
Edge Performance VCT has supported the two companies acquiring UK-based publishing businesses Working Partners and Beast Quest.
Seventure leads €2m round for Domain Therapeutics
Seventure Partners has led a €2m financing round for biopharmaceutical firm Domain Therapeutics, contributing half of the fresh capital.
Lyceum-backed Access Group bolts on Delta Software
Lyceum Capital portfolio company Access Group has acquired Delta Software for ТЃ5.4m.
Cipio et al. back wywy with €2.5m investment
Cipio Partners, business angel Tobias Schmidt and other investors have provided German second-screen service provider wywy with €2.5m of venture capital.
Revolymer IPO raises £25m
Revolymer, a British polymer company, has completed an IPO on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
KPMG CF private equity head McDonagh leaves
Michael McDonagh is heading to Liberty Corporate Finance from 1 October. He has headed KPMGтs UK corporate finance private equity practice since 2005.