Deals
VC-backed L'Usine à Design raises €4m
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) has joined existing investor CM-CIC Capital Privé in a €4m round of financing for French e-commerce company L'Usine à Design.
T-Venture and BDMI invest in Content Fleet
T-Venture, the venture capital arm of Deutsche Telekom, and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI) have invested approximately $3.5m in Hamburg-based Content Fleet.
Polaris backs Scandinavian Track Group MBO
Polaris has acquired a majority stake in railway service and maintenance company Scandinavian Track Group from its management and employees.
Buyout firms get to grips with pension risks
Pension liabilities are of increasing concern to buyout practitioners, who need to mitigate risks and ensure they can reach agreement with stakeholders.
Palamon and Electra exit SAV Credit
Palamon Capital Partners and Electra Private Equity have exited sub-prime credit card provider SAV Credit.
Maven backs MBO of Dantec
Maven Capital Partners has backed the management buyout of UK-based hose manufacturer Dantec Hose Limited.
BPE sells FirstAssist; Ninth exit in 2011
Barclays Private Equity has sold FirstAssist Insurance Services Ltd. for ТЃ71m to healthcare provider Cigna.
MTI invests in university spinout BiOxyDyn
MTI has invested ТЃ650,000 in university spinout and medical imaging company BiOxyDyn.
Earlybird backs Peak Games
Earlybird has invested $11.5m in Peak Games together with Hummingbird Ventures and a strategic investor bringing the round to a total of $19m.
Fouriertransform invests in Pelagicore
Fouriertransform has invested SEK 20m in Swedish software and technology company Pelagicore.
Imperial Innovations backs £5m round for Plaxica
Imperial Innovations Group has led a ТЃ5m finance round for technology and licensing company Plaxica in return for a 36.5% stake.
eFront to be taken private
Francisco Partners has acquired a majority stake and voting rights in eFront with the aim to take it private.
Vista Equity Partners agrees to buy Reuters risk unit
Thomson Reuters has agreed to sell its trade and management software business to Vista Equity Partners.
Carlyle backs ITRS Group MBO
Carlyle has taken a majority stake in software company ITRS Group.
Dunedin's Hawksford acquires Swiss law firm
Wealth-structuring company Hawksford, a portfolio company of Dunedin, has acquired Swiss specialist law firm L-S&S GmbH for an undisclosed amount.
DPE acquires EAB group
Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) has taken a majority stake in electrical installations and services provider EAB group for an undisclosed amount from the Eberlein family.
Segulah ups stake in Kemetyl
Segulah has increased its shareholding in Kemetyl to 100% and transferred the ownership of its subsidiary hygiene business Antibac to CCS/Opus.
Sitra exits from Oy Scancool Ab
Sitra has sold its entire share in Oy Scancool Ab to Oilon International Oy, a family business in environmental and energy technology, based in Lahti, Finland.
EdRIP's Chabé buys Service Affaires
French car hire business Chabé Limousines, a portfolio company of Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP), has wholly acquired competitor Service Affaires.
Sitra invests in Savosolar
Sitra has invested in Finnish manufacturer of solar thermal solutions Savosolar Oy.
Litorina-backed Björnkläder acquires two companies
Litorina Kapital's portfolio company BjУЖrnklУЄder has made two add-on acquisitions with Nytello and ProGozz.
Segulah backs Scan Coin takeover of Sotremo
Segulah's portfolio company Scan Coin has acquired Swiss cash handling solutions company Sotremo.
Beringea exits Onyx Scientific
Beringea has sold its stake in Onyx Scientific to drug manufacturer and exporter IPCA.
Isis exits Quantix
Isis Equity Partners has sold IT service provider Quantix to Interoute.