Deals
Accent and Ahlström merge portfolio companies
Accent Equity and AhlstrУЖm Capital have merged their investments in the packaging industry to form Arch Packaging Group AB.
Blackstone nears Jack Wolfskin deal
Private equity company Blackstone is close to a possible acquisition of German outdoor equipment provider Jack Wolfskin, according to reports.
Lead Equities-backed JCL acquires Wincanton
Lead Equities-owned JCL Logistics has made an add-on acquisition with service provider Wincanton BV.
Carlyle set to acquire SagemCom from Gores
Carlyle is in advanced negotiations with The Gores Group for the acquisition of SagemCom, a French manufacturer of network equipment and television set-top boxes, according to French daily Les Echos.
Altor acquires Orchid Orthopedic
Altor has acquired US-based orthopaedic and dental implant company Orchid Orthopedic Solutions from Churchill Equity.
Priveq acquires stake in El-Björn
Priveq Investment has acquired a 70% stake in El-BjУЖrn AB, a Swedish supplier of equipment for the construction and electricity sector.
BB Biotech provides further €1m for Natural Dental Implants
BB Biotech Ventures has led a follow-on financing round for Natural Dental Implants AG with €1m.
IK-owned Moventas files for bankruptcy
IK Investment Partners' portfolio company Moventas Oy, a Finnish manufacturer of gears for wind turbines, has filed for bankruptcy.
Parcom to offload See Tickets for £120m
The auction process for Parcom Capital-owned ticketing company See Tickets has now reached a second round of bidding, according to media reports.
Portfolio companies eager for large bolt-ons
The average value of bolt-ons for European private equity-backed businesses has shot up in Q1 this year, according to a study published by Silverfleet Capital.
Nordic Capital eyeing Point International sale
Nordic Capital is believed to be looking to sell Swedish payment service provider Point International, according to reports.
PE-backed Vivalto Santé acquires new clinic in France
Vivalto Santé, a French private healthcare company partly owned by a consortium of private equity investors, has acquired Polyclinique de la Baie d'Avranches for an undisclosed amount.
HTGF and Seedfonds BW back Compositence
HTGF and Seedfonds Baden-Württemberg have invested an undisclosed amount in technology company Compositence.
Leonardo Venture invests in InovisCoat
Leonardo Venture has backed InovisCoat in a further round of funding with €275,500.
Kernel Capital invests €500,000 in FeedHenry
Kernel Capital has invested тЌ500,000 in Waterford-based cloud solutions provider FeedHenry Limited.
QMC exits Corporación Dermoestética
QMC Development Capital Fund is divesting Corporación Dermoestética.
AXA pays $1.7bn for Citi's 207 LP stakes
Large transactions continue to drive the market, fueling suspicion that this yearтs total will surpass last yearтs record $20bn. Kimberly Romaine reports
CAN backs Laboratorios Ojer Pharma with €500,000
Corporación Caja Navarra (CAN), the private equity arm of Caja Navarra, has invested €500,000 in biotech company Laboratorios Ojer Pharma in return for a 11.22% in the business.
FSN Capital's Baggium sells C&T division
FSN Capitalтs portfolio company Baggium AB has sold its Care & Treatment division to Humana AB.
Apax, CVC and KKR in talks to acquire 20% of Caser
Private equity firms Apax Partners, CVC Capital Partners and KKR are at a critical stage in their talks with Caser about purchasing a 20% stake in the Spanish insurance firm.
CVC seeks Colomer buyer
CVC Capital Partners is searching for a buyer for its Spanish portfolio company, Colomer Group, a manufacturer of hair and nail care products.
Active invests €1m in Restalo.es
Technology investor Active Venture Partners has injected €1m into Spanish online restaurant bookings platform Restalo.es via a capital increase.
NORD Holding buys CDA Datenträger Albrechts
NORD Holding has acquired German optical storage media manufacturer CDA Datenträger Albrechts GmbH in a secondary buyout from bm-t beteiligungsmanagement thüringen.
Industrifonden et al. invest SEK 116m in Triventus
Industrifonden, Sustainable Technologies Fund and existing shareholders have invested SEK 116m in Swedish alternative energy company Triventus AB.