Deals
Vision Capital acquires portfolio from Banco Popolare
Vision Capital has acquired a portfolio of assets from Italian retail bank Banco Popolare.
Apollo offers €400m for Ascometal
US firm Apollo is looking to acquire French steel producer Ascometal from its parent company Lucchini, according to media reports.
PE-backed AES Laboratoire sold for €183m
Abénex Capital, EPF Partners, Fortis PE and BNP Paribas have exited French microbiology company AES Laboratoire in a €183m trade sale to bioMérieux.
Swathe of PE exits expected this year
Private equity firms are looking to exit a large number of their portfolio companies in the coming 12 months, according to Grant Thornton UK's latest Private Equity Barometer.
KKR makes takeover bid for Versatel
Global private equity house KKR has made a voluntary public takeover offer worth €242m for telecommunication service provider Versatel.
AXA invests in Ticket Surf International
AXA Private Equity has acquired a 25% stake in French provider of e-money services Ticket Surf International (TSI) as part of an owner buyout.
Blackfin et al invest €57m in Kepler
BlackFin Capital Partners has led a €57m investment in Kepler Capital Markers, a pan-European equity and fixed income broker.
WHEB Partners backs pvXchange
WHEB Partners has invested less than €5m in online trading service provider pvXchange.
CVC looking to float Evonik
CVC Capital Partners is planning to list chemical company Evonik on the Frankfurt stock exchange.
Arle-backed Stork acquires RBG from 3i
Arle Capital Partners’ portfolio company Stork Technical Services Holding B.V. has acquired RBG Limited from 3i.
Creathor Venture sells Doodle stake
German venture capital firm Creathor Venture has sold its 49% stake in Swiss scheduling platform Doodle to media company Tamedia.
Carlyle and Advent considering HC Starck IPO
Carlyle and Advent International have appointed banks to investigate investor appetite ahead of a possible flotation of HC Starck.
HTGF backs MYR GmbH
High-Tech Gründerfonds has invested €500,000 in German biotech firm MYR GmbH.
Nordic Capital's Nycomed in possible €8bn sale
Nordic Capitalтs portfolio company Nycomed has received interest from Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda Pharmaceutical, according to reports.
Sovereign invests in Greenwich School of Management
Sovereign Capital has invested in the Greenwich School of Management (GSoM), providing an undisclosed sum to grow the business.
Gala in talks to sell Núcleo
Gala Capital is in advanced talks with engineering group Duro Felgueras about a possible sale of its portfolio company Núcleo de Comunicaciones y Control.
Cinven-backed Avio to launch IPO
Italian aerospace engine maker Avio, a portfolio company of London-based private equity firm Cinven, is said to be keen to launch an initial public offering “as soon as possible”.
N+1 in talks to acquire 20% of CRC
N+1 Private Equity and Dinamia are in talks to acquire a 20% stake in Catalan medical diagnosis company CRC Corporació Sanitària via a capital increase of €10-12m.
Bridgepoint in talks to buy La Gardenia
Buyout house Bridgepoint is in negotiations with L Capital and Ergon Capital Partners about a possible purchase of their 100% stake in cosmetics business La Gardenia.
LBBW backs caprotec bioananlytics
LBBW Venture Capital has joined Creathor Venture, IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, ERP Startfonds and private investors in a second closing of a series-B finance round for biopharmaceutical company caprotec bioanalytics GmbH.
DZ Equity acquires WKF
DZ Equity Partner has acquired Austrian refrigerated warehouse operator Wiener Kühlhaus WKF from industrial holding company B&C and Dutch ProLogis European Developments.
Nordic Capital's FinnvedenBulten IPO back on track
Nordic Capital has got its IPO plans back on track for Swedish auto parts manufacturer FinnvedenBulten.
Bancroft et al. sell Standard Profil
A consortium led by Bancroft Private Equity has fully exited its investment in Standard Profil, a Turkish rubber profile and weather-strip producer for the automotive industry, to Ruia Group.
Global Equity Partners exits Adcon
Global Equity Partners (GEP) has sold its 85% stake in telemetry specialist Adcon in a trade sale to Ott Hydromet.